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Otho Lovering

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Otho Lovering
Born
Otto Scott Levering

(1892-12-01)December 1, 1892
DiedOctober 25, 1968(1968-10-25) (aged 75)
OccupationFilm editor
SpouseEdna A. Lovering

Otho Lovering (December 1, 1892 – October 25, 1968) was an American filmmaker with about eighty editing credits on feature films and television programs.[1]

Biography

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Born in 1892, he was the son of Frank Lovering, a stenographer, and Georgia Lovering.[2] He worked for Vitagraph Studios as a film printing foreman, according to his 1917 World War I draft registration card.[3]

A highlight of Lovering's career was his editing of director John Ford's classic Western film Stagecoach (1939). Lovering's co-editor was Dorothy Spencer, with whom Lovering had already edited several films starting in 1937.[4] The pair were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.[5] Over 20 years later, Ford picked Lovering as his editor again following the 1961 death of Jack Murray, who had edited most of Ford's films in the 1940s and 1950s. Lovering edited four films, from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) through Ford's last feature film, 7 Women (1966).[6]

Filmography

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This filmography is based on the listing at the Internet Movie Database;[1] credits are for editing unless indicated.

Editor
Year Film Director Notes Other notes
1928 Sporting Goods Malcolm St. Clair
Easy Come, Easy Go Frank Tuttle First collaboration with Frank Tuttle
Warming Up Fred C. Newmeyer
The Sawdust Paradise Luther Reed
Moran of the Marines Frank R. Strayer
Take Me Home Marshall Neilan
1929 Redskin Victor Schertzinger First collaboration with Victor Schertzinger
The Wild Party Dorothy Arzner
Uncredited
The Wheel of Life Victor Schertzinger Second collaboration with Victor Schertzinger
The Mighty John Cromwell First collaboration with John Cromwell
1930 Street of Chance Second collaboration with John Cromwell
The Social Lion A. Edward Sutherland
Uncredited
Manslaughter George Abbott
Anybody's War Richard Wallace
The Virtuous Sin
1931 The Conquering Horde Edward Sloman
Uncredited
1932 Devil and the Deep Marion Gering
A Farewell to Arms Frank Borzage
No Man of Her Own Wesley Ruggles First collaboration with Wesley Ruggles
1933 A Bedtime Story Norman Taurog
I'm No Angel Wesley Ruggles Second collaboration with Wesley Ruggles
1934 All of Me James Flood First collaboration with James Flood
You're Telling Me! Erle C. Kenton
We Live Again Rouben Mamoulian
1935 The Gilded Lily Wesley Ruggles Third collaboration with Wesley Ruggles
Stolen Harmony Alfred L. Werker
Shanghai James Flood Second collaboration with James Flood
Accent on Youth Wesley Ruggles Fourth collaboration with Wesley Ruggles
1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Fifth collaboration with Wesley Ruggles
1937 I Met Him in Paris Sixth collaboration with Wesley Ruggles
Vogues of 1938 Irving Cummings
Stand-In Tay Garnett First collaboration with Tay Garnett
1938 I Met My Love Again
Blockade William Dieterle
Algiers John Cromwell Third collaboration with John Cromwell
Trade Winds Tay Garnett Second collaboration with Tay Garnett
1939 Stagecoach John Ford First collaboration with John Ford
Winter Carnival Charles Reisner
Eternally Yours Tay Garnett Third collaboration with Tay Garnett
1942 Jacaré Charles E. Ford
1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout Reginald LeBorg First collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
1948 The Hunted Jack Bernhard
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes William Nigh
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Reginald LeBorg Second collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
Smugglers' Cove William Beaudine Eighth collaboration with William Beaudine
1949 Joe Palooka in the Big Fight Cy Endfield
Fighting Fools Reginald LeBorg Fourth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
Bomba, the Jungle Boy Ford Beebe First collaboration with Ford Beebe
Mississippi Rhythm Derwin Abrahams Second collaboration with Derwin Abrahams
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch Reginald LeBorg Fifth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
Bomba on Panther Island Ford Beebe Second collaboration with Ford Beebe
1950 Blue Grass of Kentucky William Beaudine Tenth collaboration with William Beaudine
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey Jean Yarbrough Third collaboration with Jean Yarbrough
Young Daniel Boone Reginald LeBorg Sixth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
The Lost Volcano Ford Beebe Third collaboration with Ford Beebe
Short Grass Lesley Selander Second collaboration with Lesley Selander
1951 Navy Bound Paul Landres Second collaboration with Paul Landres
The Lion Hunters Ford Beebe Fourth collaboration with Ford Beebe
Disc Jockey Will Jason Second collaboration with Will Jason
1952 Jack and the Beanstalk Jean Yarbrough Third collaboration with Jean Yarbrough
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John Ford Second collaboration with John Ford
1963 Donovan's Reef Third collaboration with John Ford
McLintock! Andrew V. McLaglen First collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen
1964 Law of the Lawless William F. Claxton
Cheyenne Autumn John Ford Fourth collaboration with John Ford
1965 Shenandoah Andrew V. McLaglen Second collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen
7 Women John Ford Fifth collaboration with John Ford
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance Bernard McEveety
The Last of the Secret Agents? Norman Abbott
1967 The Way West Andrew V. McLaglen Third collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen
The Ballad of Josie Fourth collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen
1968 The Green Berets
1969 Young Billy Young Burt Kennedy First collaboration with Burt Kennedy
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Second collaboration with Burt Kennedy
Uncredited
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes
1939 Stagecoach John Ford Supervising editor
Uncredited
Slightly Honorable Tay Garnett Fourth collaboration with Tay Garnett
1940 Foreign Correspondent Alfred Hitchcock
1943 The Outlaw Howard Hughes
1945 The Story of G.I. Joe William A. Wellman Supervising film editor
Pardon My Past Leslie Fenton Supervising editor
1946 Abilene Town Edwin L. Marin
Suspense Frank Tuttle Second collaboration with Frank Tuttle
1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney William Beaudine Supervising film editor First collaboration with William Beaudine
News Hounds Second collaboration with William Beaudine
Black Gold Phil Karlson Supervising editor
Bowery Buckaroos William Beaudine Supervising film editor Third collaboration with William Beaudine
1948 Song of My Heart Benjamin Glazer Supervising editor
Panhandle Lesley Selander Supervising film editor First collaboration with Lesley Selander
Angels' Alley William Beaudine Supervising editor Fourth collaboration with William Beaudine
Docks of New Orleans Derwin Abrahams First collaboration with Derwin Abrahams
Campus Sleuth Will Jason First collaboration with Will Jason
French Leave Frank McDonald
Smart Woman Edward A. Blatt
Jinx Money William Beaudine Supervising film editor Fifth collaboration with William Beaudine
Shanghai Chest Supervising editor Sixth collaboration with William Beaudine
Back Trail Christy Cabanne
Uncredited
The Golden Eye William Beaudine Seventh collaboration with William Beaudine
Music Man Will Jason Second collaboration with Will Jason
Trouble Makers Reginald LeBorg Supervising film editor Third collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
Jiggs and Maggie in Court William Beaudine Supervising editor Ninth collaboration with William Beaudine
The Feathered Serpent Tenth collaboration with William Beaudine
1949 Bad Boy Kurt Neumann
Sky Dragon Lesley Selander Second collaboration with Lesley Selander
Stampede Third collaboration with Lesley Selander
Across the Rio Grande Oliver Drake
Uncredited
Hold That Baby! Reginald LeBorg Supervising film editor Fifth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters William Beaudine Supervising editor Eleventh collaboration with William Beaudine
Angels in Disguise Jean Yarbrough Supervising film editor First collaboration with Jean Yarbrough
Master Minds Second collaboration with Jean Yarbrough
1950 Blonde Dynamite William Beaudine Twelfth collaboration with William Beaudine
Lucky Losers Thirteenth collaboration with William Beaudine
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance Jean Yarbrough Supervising editor Fourth collaboration with Jean Yarbrough
A Modern Marriage Paul Landres Editorial supervisor Second collaboration with Paul Landres
Triple Trouble Jean Yarbrough Supervising film editor Fourth collaboration with Jean Yarbrough
Bomba and the Hidden City Ford Beebe Fourth collaboration with Ford Beebe
Director
Year Film
1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland
1936 Drift Fence
The Sky Parade
Border Flight
Second unit or assistant director
Year Film Director Role
1946 Gallant Journey William A. Wellman Second unit director
Writer
Year Film Director
1942 Lady in a Jam Gregory La Cava
Short documentaries
Director
Year Film Notes
1944 Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
Uncredited
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1958 Jack the Ripper David MacDonald
Uncredited
Destination Nightmare Paul Landres
The Veil Herbert L. Strock
TV pilots
Editor
Year Film Director
1960 The Yank Irvin Kershner
1961 Las Vegas Beat Bernard L. Kowalski
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1953 I'm the Law 10 episodes
1954 The Public Defender 3 episodes
Lassie 1 episode
1953−54 The Abbott and Costello Show 19 episodes
1958 The Veil 7 episodes
1960 Mr. Garlund 1 episode
1959−61 The Rebel 42 episodes
1962 Bonanza 2 episodes
Editorial department
Year Title Role Notes
1952−53 The Abbott and Costello Show Supervising editor 22 episodes
1953 I'm the Law 5 episodes
1954−55 The Public Defender
  • Supervising editor
  • Supervising film editor
67 episodes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Otho Lovering at IMDb
  2. ^ 1900 US Census.
  3. ^ "New York County Draft Registrations, New York County, New York, United States". FamilySearch. National Archives and Records Administration, United States. 1917. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Most Popular Feature Films With Otho Lovering And Dorothy Spencer". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Awards for Otho Lovering". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  6. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Otho Lovering - Biography". allmovie. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

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