Alma Ruth Macrorie (December 7, 1904 – June 28, 1970) was an American film editor and occasional actress. In 1956, she received an

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nomination for editing the film ''

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''.

Early years

Alma was born in Davenport, Iowa, to Rutherford Macrorie and Catherine McKinney; she was their only child together. Macrorie attended Davenport High School and was active in

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competition there.

Career

One of Macrorie's early film editing assignments was ''

Road to Zanzibar ''Road to Zanzibar'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and marked the second of seven pictures in the popular "'' Road to ...''" series made by the trio. ...

'' (1941). She had dual responsibilities with '' To Each His Own'' (1946), acting in the film in addition to editing it. She took on the acting role at the request of director Mitchell Leisen. Following that experience, she continued to act while editing, although not on the same films. She acted in ''

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'' and ''

Dear Wife ''Dear Wife'' is a 1949 comedy film starring Joan Caulfield and William Holden. It is the sequel to '' Dear Ruth'', which was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna. Plot Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl who is campaigni ...

'' while editing ''

Bride of Vengeance ''Bride of Vengeance'' is a 1949 American historical drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Paulette Goddard, John Lund and Macdonald Carey. Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is set in the Italian Renaissance era. R ...

'' and ''The Sin of Abby Hart''. Macrorie won Eddie Awards from the American Cinema Editors for her editing of ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' and ''

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'' (1958).

Death

On June 28, 1970, Macrorie died in Woodland Hills, California, at the

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. She was 65 years old.

Selected filmography (as editor)

* '' What's So Bad About Feeling Good?'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''

A Man Could Get Killed ''A Man Could Get Killed'' is a 1966 American Adventure film, adventure comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and Cliff Owen, shot on various locations in Portugal and starring James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, and Rob ...

'' (1966) * '' Love Has Many Faces'' (1965) * '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963) * '' For Love or Money'' (1963) * ''

The Counterfeit Traitor ''The Counterfeit Traitor'' is a 1962 espionage thriller film starring William Holden, Hugh Griffith, and Lilli Palmer. Holden plays the Swedish-American oil executive Eric Erickson, who is forced to spy on the Nazis in World War II. It was b ...

'' (1962) * '' The Pleasure of His Company'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' But Not for Me'' (1959) * '' The Geisha Boy'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

'' (1958) * '' The Tin Star'' (1957) * '' Three Violent People'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

The Trouble with Harry ''The Trouble with Harry'' is a 1955 American Technicolor black comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes was based on the 1950 novel by Jack Trevor Story. It starred Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Mildred Na ...

'' (1955) * ''

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Little Boy Lost'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Anything Can Happen'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

Dear Brat ''Dear Brat'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Mona Freeman and Billy De Wolfe. It is the third in a series following '' Dear Ruth'' (1947) and ''Dear Wife'' (1949). Plot Miriam Wilkins has founded an ass ...

'' (1951) * ''

Captain Carey, U.S.A. ''Captain Carey, U.S.A.'' is a 1950 American crime film, crime thriller film, thriller film noir directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix. An American returns to post–World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. ...

'' (1950) * '' No Man of Her Own'' (1950) * '' Song of Surrender'' (1949) * ''

'' (1949) * '' Sealed Verdict'' (1948) * '' Dream Girl'' (1948) * '' Golden Earrings'' (1947) * '' Suddenly It's Spring'' (1947) * '' To Each His Own'' (1946) * '' Masquerade in Mexico'' (1945) * '' Kitty'' (1944) * '' Frenchman's Creek'' (1944) * '' Lady in the Dark'' (1944) * '' No Time for Love'' (1943) * ''

My Heart Belongs to Daddy "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" is a song written by Cole Porter for the musical '' Leave It to Me!'' which premiered on November 9, 1938. It was originally performed by Mary Martin, who played Dolly Winslow, the young "protégée" of a rich newspape ...

'' (1942) * '' Sweater Girl'' (1942) * '' True to the Army'' (1942) * '' Nothing But the Truth'' (1941) * ''

'' (1941) * ''

A Night at Earl Carroll's ''A Night at Earl Carroll's'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Lynn Starling. The film stars Ken Murray, Rose Hobart, Elvia Allman, Blanche Stewart, Earl Carroll, J. Carrol Naish, and Lela Moore. The film ...

'' (1940) * '' The Quarterback'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' The Star Maker'' (1939) * ''

Invitation to Happiness ''Invitation to Happiness'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Claude Binyon. The film stars Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charlie Ruggles, Billy Cook, William Collier, Sr. and Marion Martin. The film was relea ...

'' (1939) * '' Boy Trouble'' (1939) * '' Paris Honeymoon'' (1939) * '' Thanks for the Memory'' (1938) * '' Sing, You Sinners'' (1938) * '' Artists & Models'' (1937)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macrorie, Alma 1904 births 1970 deaths People from Davenport, Iowa American film editors American women film editors