Samuel E. Beetley

Editor. Born 23 November 1913 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Died 15 September 1988.

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Born

23 November 1913, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Died

15 September 1988

Biography

Samuel E. Beetley was an American film editor. He began working as an editor in 1937 and continued until the 1980s, with credits on more than thirty films.

His film work includes Out of the Past (1947), The Longest Day (1962), Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Soylent Green (1973). He received Academy Award nominations for best film editing for The Longest Day and Doctor Dolittle. Beetley also won two Primetime Emmy Awards from seven nominations and worked in television, including for Aaron Spelling Productions.

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Samuel E. Beetley is known for Soylent Green (1973), The Longest Day (1962), M*A*S*H (1972), Doctor Dolittle (1967), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), The Big Steal (1949), Blood on the Moon (1948) and Bad Ronald (1974).

Out of the Past

1947 · Editor