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name: "Ted J. Kent"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ted-j-kent"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "6 October 1901"
died: "17 June 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T12:17:40.110232+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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# Ted J. Kent

Editor. Born 6 October 1901 in Illinois, USA. Died 17 June 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 6 October 1901, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 17 June 1986
- **Active:** 1935–1948
- **Also known as:** Ted Kent

## Biography

Ted J. Kent (1901–1986) was an American film editor. Born Theodore John Kent on 6 October 1901 in Illinois, he worked on more than 150 films between 1927 and 1967, primarily at Universal Pictures.

He is known for editing Universal horror films including *The Invisible Man* (1933), *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), *The Wolf Man* (1941) and *Creature from the Black Lagoon* (1954). Kent edited nine films directed by James Whale. His other credits include *My Man Godfrey* (1936), *Letter from an Unknown Woman* (1948), *Operation Petticoat* (1959), *That Touch of Mink* (1962) and *Father Goose* (1964).

Kent received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for *Father Goose*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Letter from an Unknown Woman* (1948), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/letter-from-an-unknown-woman.md)
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)

## Also known for

- *The Invisible Man* (1933), Editor
- *Creature from the Black Lagoon* (1954), Editor
- *The Wolf Man* (1941), Editor
- *Operation Petticoat* (1959), Editor
- *My Man Godfrey* (1936), Editor
- *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), Editor
- *Father Goose* (1964), Editor
- *That Touch of Mink* (1962), Editor

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