Margaret Booth Born: 14-Jan-1898 Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA Died: 28-Oct-2002 Location of death: Los Angeles, CA Cause of death: Stroke
Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Editor Nationality: United States Executive summary: Mutiny on the Bounty Top Hollywood film editor, with a lengthy career. She was an early employee of legendary director D. W. Griffith and studio head Louis B. Mayer. Among her credits are Susan Lenox, Her Rise and Fall (1931, starring Greta Garbo -- Booth edited many of Garbo's films), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Editing), The Way We Were (1973), and Murder by Death (1976). Worked for MGM until 1968, and freelanced thereafter.
Brother: Elmer Booth (actor, b. 9-Dec-1882, d. 16-Jun-1915 automobile accident)
Oscar (honorary) 1978
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