Maurice Pivar (11 August 1894 in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, United Kingdom – 14 June 1982 in

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, California, United States) was an English-American film editor, producer and writer. He edited 21 films, oversaw editing of 59 films, produced 4 films and wrote the dialogue descript to the film '' The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa'' between years 1921 and 1936. He died of a

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at the age of 88.

Selected filmography

*'' Sensation Seekers'' (1927) *''

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'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1935)

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* British film editors British film producers Mass media people from Manchester English emigrants to the United States 1894 births 1982 deaths American film editors 20th-century English screenwriters {{US-editor-stub