Alan Brigstocke Osbiston (7 May 1914[1] – 1971) was a British film editor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1962 for The Guns of Navarone.[2][3]
Osbiston was born in Crows Nest, New South Wales, to Charles Alan and Emily Florence "Bae" Osbiston, née Brigstocke of Brockley Farm, Mount Druitt, New South Wales.[1]
Osbiston attended "Shore School"[4] and for much of his early life lived in Chatswood, Sydney.
Prior to joining the British Ministry of Information, Osbiston worked for Cinesound in Sydney.[5]
Osbiston married Lyla Cranston of London, on 15 August 1942 in London.[6]
He was a cousin of Australian actor Max Osbiston (7 August 1914 – 12 March 1981).