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Blanche Sewell (October 27, 1898 – February 2, 1949) was an American film editor. She had hoped to work as an actress in Hollywood, but became a negative cutter and then an editor.
Blanche Sewell 1898 – 1949. Blanche Sewell had hoped to work as an actress in Hollywood, but became a negative cutter and then an editor under the mentorship of Viola Lawrence. She started working at MGM in the early 1920s and remained there until her death in 1949. She has sixty-three credits.
Blanche Sewell was born on October 27, 1898 in Lowe, Oklahoma, USA. She was an editor, known for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Grand Hotel (1932) and The Pirate (1948). She was married to Leon Warren Bourgeau. She died on February 2, 1949 in Burbank, California, USA.
- October 27, 1898
- February 2, 1949
Sep 7, 2021 · The low wages didn’t deter such women as Blanche Sewell, who spent most of her career in the editing department at MGM after being mentored by Viola Lawrence, who often is credited with being the...
- jessica.gelt@latimes.com
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Oct 15, 2019 · Blanche Sewell entered the ranks of negative cutters shortly after graduating from Inglewood High School in 1918. She assisted cutter Viola Lawrence on Man, Woman, Marriage (1921) and became a cutter in her own right at MGM in the early 1920s. She remained an editor there until her death in 1949.
Margaret Booth was the supervising editor at MGM for thirty seven years, and Blanche Sewell was the editor of MGM’s film The Wizard of Oz.
Blanche Irene Sewell (October 27, 1898 – February 2, 1949) was an American film editor. She was best known mainly for her work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1925 until her death in 1949.
