Richard Cahoon (October 1, 1905 — September 19, 1985) was an American editor of both film and television. During his career he edited over 40 feature films, and over a dozen television series. His work earned him an

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and two Eddie Awards.

Career

Cahoon's film career began at Universal Studios with his work on the 1929

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melodrama, '' The Shakedown''. It was one of five films he would work on that year, including the comedy, '' The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City'', In 1930, Cahoon became engaged to Margaret Pickstone. In the 1930s, some of the notable films on which he worked include: the

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film ''

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'' (1930), starring

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; the World War I drama, '' The Mad Parade'' (1931), with a cast consisting entirely of women; the 1931

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drama, '' Men in Her Life''; ''

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'', a 1933 melodrama directed by Albert Rogell; the 1934 drama ''

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'', starring Jack Holt and

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; two 1934 features starring

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, ''

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'' and '' Once to Every Woman''; the 1935 aviation drama, ''

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'', which featured

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in his only screen performance; the 1935 adaptation of the Russian classic of the same name, ''

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'', directed by Josef von Sternberg; and '' The Mysterious Avenger'' (1936), a B-film directed by

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and starring

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. After 1936, Cahoon's career cooled off a bit, and he would only edit 3 films between 1936 and the end of the 1940s, including the final two films in the Scattergood Baines film series: '' Scattergood Survives a Murder'' and '' Cinderella Swings It''. In the mid-1950s, Cahoon reinvigorated his career. After editing the

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and

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film, '' The Magnificent Matador'' in 1955, he began working in the medium for which he achieved his greatest success: television. That same year he would edit the premiere episode of the short-lived television series, ''Luke and the Tenderfoot'', titled "The Boston Kid". After editing '' The Indian Fighter'', starring

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and

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, and '' Navy Wife'', starring

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, and

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, Cahoon would spend the remainder of his career focusing on the small screen. After working on several television shows in the mid and late 1950s, including '' You Are There'', '' Broken Arrow'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', Cahoon spent 9 years editing ''

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'', for which he worked during the entire run of the series. In 1961, Cahoon would be nominated for an Emmy for his editing on the series, although he would lose to the editors of the '' Naked City''. During the rest of the 1960s he would work on several other television series, including ''

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'', '' The Fugitive'', and ''

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''. His final editing position was on the television series, '' Medical Center'', for which he would win two Eddie Awards, in 1971 and 1972.

Filmography

Feature films

(Per

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database) *'' The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City'' (1929) *''College Love'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *'' The Shakedown'' (1929) *''

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'' (1930) *''

'' (1930) *''The Swellhead'' (1930) *''

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'' (1931) *'' The Mad Parade'' (1931) *'' Men in Her Life'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) *''

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'' (1932) *'' Washington Merry-Go-Round'' (1932) *''

'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933) * '' East of Fifth Avenue'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933) *'' The Wrecker'' (1933) *''

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'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *''

'' (1934) *''I'll Fix It'' (1934) *'' Once to Every Woman'' (1934) *''

'' (1935) *'' The Black Room'' (1935) *''

'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *''I'll Love You Always'' (1935) * '' Behind the Evidence'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *''

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'' (1936) *''

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'' (1936) *'' The Mysterious Avenger'' (1936) *'' Scattergood Survives a Murder'' (1942) *'' Cinderella Swings It'' (1943) *''Massacre River'' (1949) *'' The Magnificent Matador'' (1955) *'' The Indian Fighter'' (1955) *'' Navy Wife'' (1956) *''Three for Jamie Dawn'' (1956) *''

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'' (1957)

Television programs

*''Luke and the Tenderfoot'' (1955) *'' You Are There'' (1956–57) *''

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'' (1957) *'' Broken Arrow'' (1957–58) *''

'' (1958) *''

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'' (1959) *''

'' (1957–1966) *'' 12 O'Clock High'' (1966) *''

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'' (1967) *'' The Fugitive'' (1966–67) *''

'' (1967–68) *''

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'' (1969–70) *'' Medical Center'' (1970)

Death

Cahoon died on September 10, 1985, aged 79, in

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cahoon, Richard 1905 births 1985 deaths American film editors American expatriates in Italy