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Blanche Sewell

Born October 27, 1898

Died February 2, 1949

16 films

Blanche Sewell (October 27, 1898 – February 2, 1949) was an American film editor. She had hoped to work as an actress in Hollywood, but became a negative cutter and then an editor. She was film editor on several notable films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer including The Wizard of Oz, though she did not live to see the film's spectacular success as a television perennial. She died at age 50. She is interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.

Filmography 16

The Pirate (1948) movie poster
The Pirate1948
The Valley of Decision (1945) movie poster
The Valley of Decision1945
Boom Town (1940) movie poster
Boom Town1940
Go West (1940) movie poster
Go West1940
The Wizard of Oz (1939) movie poster
The Wizard of Oz1939
Born to Dance (1936) movie poster
Born to Dance1936
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) movie poster
The Gorgeous Hussy1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) movie poster
Broadway Melody of 19361935
Naughty Marietta (1935) movie poster
Naughty Marietta1935
Queen Christina (1934) movie poster
Queen Christina1934
Treasure Island (1934) movie poster
Treasure Island1934
Reunion in Vienna (1933) movie poster
Reunion in Vienna1933
Grand Hotel (1932) movie poster
Grand Hotel1932
Red Dust (1932) movie poster
Red Dust1932
Red-Headed Woman (1932) movie poster
Red-Headed Woman1932
The Big House (1930) movie poster
The Big House1930