Adelaide Cannon | |
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| Born | Adelaide Brevoort Cannon January 4, 1883 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Died | February 17, 1971 (aged 88) San Gabriel, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Adelaide Cannon (born January 4, 1883 – February 17, 1971) was an American film editor and script assistant active during the 1920s.
Adelaide was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Cannon and Katherine Brevoort.[1]
She worked various jobs after moving to Los Angeles with her mother in the 1910s, before ultimately finding her way into Paramount's editing department in the 1920s.[2]
She worked on over half a dozen films as an editor and script assistant, although she wasn't always credited.[3] She also worked as a secretary and script clerk for actress Colleen Moore, writer-director Ralph Ince, and director Raoul Walsh.[4]