About Maurice Rootes
Lived 1917 – 1997 (aged 80). Maurice Rootes was a British film editor.
Maurice Clifford Rootes (12 April 1917 – 17 June 1997) was a British film editor.
Filmography Escape from Broadmoor (1948) The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949) Maria Chapdelaine (1950) A Tale of Five Cities (1951) The Last Page (1952) The Gambler and the Lady (1952) Four Sided Triangle (1953) Spaceways (1953) Blood Orange (1953) Face the Music (1954) Murder by Proxy (1954) Windfall (1955) Abdulla the Great (1955) Reluctant Bride (1955) One Way Out (1955) Three Crooked Men (1958) A Woman of Mystery (1958) On the Run (1958) A Woman Possessed (1958) The Day (1960, short) She Knows Y'Know (1962) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Siege of the Saxons (1963) Clash by Night (1963) First Men in the Moon (1964) Custer of the West (1967) Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
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Who was Maurice Rootes?
British film editor
When was Maurice Rootes born?
Maurice Rootes was born on 12 April 1917 in Hawkhurst.
When did Maurice Rootes die?
Maurice Rootes died on 17 June 1997 in Ludlow.
What was Maurice Rootes's occupation?
Maurice Rootes was a film editor.
What nationality was Maurice Rootes?
Maurice Rootes was British.
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