Alyson Shaffer
American film editor
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Alyson Shaffer (1894-1974) was an American film editor active during the late 1920s and early 1930s. She worked at Paramount and collaborated with filmmakers like William A. Wellman.[1][2] Her first known credit was on 1928's The Legion of the Condemned.[3]
BornDecember 17, 1894
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
DiedJune 1974 (aged 79)
New York, New York, USA
OccupationFilm editor
Alyson Shaffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1894 Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Died | June 1974 (aged 79) New York, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Shaffer, who was born in Virginia, moved to Hollywood by 1920, where she first worked as a studio stenographer before working her way up into an editing role. She lost her job in 1932 and never worked in the industry again.[4]
Selected filmography
- La riva dei bruti (1931)
- Tom Sawyer (1930)
- Follow Thru (1930)
- Young Eagles (1930)
- Woman Trap (1929)
- The River of Romance (1929)
- The Man I Love (1929)
- Chinatown Nights (1929)
- Beggars of Life (1928)
- Ladies of the Mob (1928)
- His Tiger Wife (1928)
- The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
