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Otho Lovering(1892-1968)

  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
  • Director
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Veteran film editor Otho Lovering was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1892. In his late 20s he he got a job at Vitagraph Pictures in New York as a lowly production assistant, but became an editor in the 1920s. He went to work as an editor for Paramount Pictures, which showed its gratitude for the outstanding work he did for them by letting him direct several westerns in the mid-'30s. Although he worked on a lot of low-budget westerns and action pictures, he also edited quite a few films that are regarded as among the finest ever to come out of Hollywood, including Stagecoach (1939), Story of G.I. Joe (1945) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
BornDecember 1, 1892
DiedOctober 25, 1968(75)
BornDecember 1, 1892
DiedOctober 25, 1968(75)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach
7.8
  • Editor
  • 1939
James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
8.1
  • Editor(edited by)
  • 1962
Frances Farmer, Robert Cummings, John Howard, and Grant Withers in Border Flight (1936)
Border Flight
6.6
  • Director
  • 1936
Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Foreign Correspondent
7.4
  • Editorial Department
  • 1940

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  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Young Billy Young (1969)
    Young Billy Young
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • John Wayne and David Janssen in The Green Berets (1968)
    The Green Berets
    5.6
    • Editor
    • 1968
  • Doris Day in The Ballad of Josie (1967)
    The Ballad of Josie
    5.7
    • Editor (as Otto S. Lovering)
    • 1967
  • The Way West (1967)
    The Way West
    6.2
    • Editor (as Otho S. Lovering)
    • 1967
  • The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
    The Last of the Secret Agents?
    4.6
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • Chuck Connors in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • 7 Women (1965)
    7 Women
    6.7
    • Editor (as Otho S. Lovering)
    • 1965
  • James Stewart, Glenn Corbett, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure, and Patrick Wayne in Shenandoah (1965)
    Shenandoah
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1965
  • Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Río, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, and Gilbert Roland in Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
    Cheyenne Autumn
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1964
  • William Bendix, Yvonne De Carlo, and Dale Robertson in Law of the Lawless (1964)
    Law of the Lawless
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1964
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Stefanie Powers, and Patrick Wayne in McLintock! (1963)
    McLintock!
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 1963
  • John Wayne and Lee Marvin in Donovan's Reef (1963)
    Donovan's Reef
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1963
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1962
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    8.1
    • Editor (edited by)
    • 1962

Editorial Department



  • Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising film editor
    • supervising editor
    • 1954–1955
  • George Raft in I'm the Law (1953)
    I'm the Law
    6.6
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1953
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    The Abbott and Costello Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1952–1953
  • Sue England and Johnny Sheffield in The Hidden City (1950)
    The Hidden City
    5.4
    • supervising film editor
    • 1950
  • G. Pat Collins, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Lyn Thomas in Triple Trouble (1950)
    Triple Trouble
    6.2
    • supervising film editor
    • 1950
  • A Modern Marriage (1950)
    A Modern Marriage
    6.9
    • editorial supervisor (version "Frigid Wife")
    • 1950
  • Robert Coogan, Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., and Gil Lamb in Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)
    Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
    6.3
    • supervising editor
    • 1950
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Hillary Brooke, Bernard Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, Huntz Hall, Lyle Talbot, and Wendy Waldron in Lucky Losers (1950)
    Lucky Losers
    6.3
    • supervising film editor
    • 1950
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens, and Karen Randle in Blonde Dynamite (1950)
    Blonde Dynamite
    6.2
    • supervising film editor
    • 1950
  • Jane Adams, Benny Bartlett, William 'Billy' Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Alan Napier, and Glenn Strange in Master Minds (1949)
    Master Minds
    6.0
    • supervising film editor
    • 1949
  • Jane Adams, Richard Benedict, Jean Dean, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mickey Knox, and Joe Turkel in Angels in Disguise (1949)
    Angels in Disguise
    6.5
    • supervising film editor
    • 1949
  • Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
    Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
    7.1
    • supervising editor
    • 1949
  • Frankie Darro, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Anabel Shaw in Hold That Baby! (1949)
    Hold That Baby!
    6.1
    • supervising film editor
    • 1949
  • Reno Browne, Dub Taylor, and Jimmy Wakely in Across the Rio Grande (1949)
    Across the Rio Grande
    5.5
    • supervising editor (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Rod Cameron, and Gale Storm in Stampede (1949)
    Stampede
    6.0
    • supervising editor
    • 1949

Director



  • Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Frances Farmer, Robert Cummings, John Howard, and Grant Withers in Border Flight (1936)
    Border Flight
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Jimmie Allen and Katherine DeMille in Sky Parade (1936)
    Sky Parade
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Buster Crabbe, Katherine DeMille, and Tom Keene in Drift Fence (1936)
    Drift Fence
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Dean Jagger and Gail Patrick in Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)
    Wanderer of the Wasteland
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Otto Levering
  • Born
    • December 1, 1892
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (some sources say Maryland)
  • Died
    • October 25, 1968
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(ruptured main artery)
  • Spouse
    • Louise? - October 25, 1968 (his death)

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