Grant Alexander Whytock (June 18, 1894 – November 10, 1981) was an American film editor and producer who worked on more than 80 films.

Film editing

Whytock entered the American film industry with

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around 1916. His first film credit was on

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'' (1917). He was not credited for editing

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's ''

Blind Husbands ''Blind Husbands'' is a 1919 American drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim. The film is an adaptation of the story ''The Pinnacle'' by Stroheim. Plot A group of holiday-makers arrives at Cortina d'Ampezzo, an Alpine village in ...

'' (1919), ''

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'' (1920), and the 18-reel version of ''

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'' (1924). He edited several films for Rex Ingram, notably '' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920), '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921), and ''

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'' (1922). Whytock edited films for

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, such as ''

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'' (1927), ''

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'' (1930), and ''

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'' (1931). Whytock began his lengthy permanent collaboration with producer

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in 1933 as editor for ''

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''.

Producer

In 1940, Whytock was credited as an associate producer on Small's production of ''

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'', with the editing of the film credited to his son-in-law, Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (father of film producer

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). Whytock was credited as producer of Small's '' The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1946), ''

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'' (1948), ''

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'' (1948), and '' The Steel Lady'' (1953). With Small's ''

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'' (1957), Whytock began editing a number of Robert E. Kent's film productions. In 1964, Whytock backed financially by Edward Small. created Admiral Pictures that produced '' Diary of a Madman'' (1963) and four Westerns starring

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.p. 192 Larkins, Bob & Magers, Boyd ''The Films of Audie Murphy'' McFarland, 1 May 2016 Whytock's final film credits were as an associate producer and supervising film editor of ''

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'' (1968) and as supervising film editor of ''

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'' (1970), both Edward Small Productions.

Personal life

In 1918, Grant married fellow film editor Leotta Whytock. She died on October 13, 1972.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whytock, Grant 1894 births 1972 deaths American film producers American film editors Mass media people from Salt Lake City