Cotton Warburton | |
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 Warburton participating in an experiment, 1933 | |
| Born | Irvine Eugene Warburton October 8, 1911 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1982 (aged 70) Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film editor
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| USC Trojans – No. 13 | |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
| College | USC (1932–1934) |
| High school | San Diego High School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1975) | |
Irvine "Cotton" Eugene Warburton (October 8, 1911 – June 21, 1982) was an American college football quarterback (1933) who became a film and television editor with sixty feature film credits.[1][2] He worked for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and for the Walt Disney Studios, and is probably best known for his Academy Award-winning editing of Mary Poppins (1964).[3]
- ^ "Cotton Warburton of USC is dead at 70". The Los Angeles Times. June 22, 1982. p. D1. Paid online access.
- ^ "Irvine Warburton, Film Editor". The New York Times. June 22, 1982. Associated Press obituary from June 21, 1982, and published by the New York Times on June 22.
- ^ Cotton Warburton at IMDb