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name: "Derek N. Twist"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-n-twist"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "26 May 1905"
died: "15 August 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:39:50.807150+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Derek N. Twist

Editor. Born 26 May 1905 in London. Died 15 August 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 26 May 1905, London
- **Died:** 15 August 1979
- **Also known as:** D. N. Twist

## Biography

Derek Norman Twist (1905–1979), sometimes credited as Derek N. Twist or D. N. Twist, was a British film editor, screenwriter and director. He worked at British Gaumont during the 1930s.

As an editor his credits include *The 39 Steps* (1935) and *The Edge of the World* (1937). He later directed and wrote several films, including *All Over the Town* (1949) and *Prescription for Murder* (1958). He was married to actress and stage director Vida Hope until her death in 1963.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The 39 Steps* (1935), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-39-steps.md)

## Also known for

- *The Edge of the World* (1937), Editor

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