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name: "Samuel E. Beetley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/samuel-e-beetley"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "23 November 1913"
died: "15 September 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 87
updated: "2026-09-16T16:17:13.187323+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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# Samuel E. Beetley

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

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 23 November 1913, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 15 September 1988
- **Active:** 1947–1972

## 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.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Out of the Past* (1947), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-the-past.md)

## Also known for

- *Soylent Green* (1973), Editor
- *The Longest Day* (1962), Editor
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), Editor
- *The Agony and the Ecstasy* (1965), Editor
- *The Big Steal* (1949), Editor
- *Blood on the Moon* (1948), Editor
- *Bad Ronald* (1974), Editor
- *Macao* (1952), Editor

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