Maurice Pivar

Maurice Pivar
Born11 August 1894
Manchester, United Kingdom
Died14 June 1982(1982-06-14) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationFilm editor

Maurice Pivar (11 August 1894 – 14 June 1982) was an English-born American film editor, producer and writer.

Life and career

Maurice Pivar was born in Manchester, England on 11 August 1894.[1]

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. In 1949 he resigned from his post as head of the editorial department at Universal International Studios.[2] He was the head of the editorial department at the Columbia Studios in the 1950s; responsible over all of the editing/ editors at the studio.[3] He died in Los Angeles of a heart attack on 14 June 1982, at the age of 87.[1] He was married to Billie Lowell Pivar. His daughter was Lois Rich Sloman.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Doyle, Billy H.; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Film Technicians: A Necrology of Dates and Places of Births and Deaths of More Than 9,000 Producers, Directors, Screenwriters, Composers, Cinematographers, Art Directors, Costume Designers, Choreographers, Executives, and Publicists. Scarecrow Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780810835467.
  2. ^ "In the News". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 8 August 1949. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Columbia Studios Editing Record 22 Films". Los Angeles Mirror. 8 February 1956. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Death Notices: Pivar, Maurice". The Los Angeles Times. 16 June 1982. p. 11, part IV.
  5. ^ Douglas, John (21 June 1996). "Hunchback: It All Looks and Sounds Too Familiar". The Grand Rapids Press. p. B2.
  6. ^ Douglas, John (21 January 1986). "Anti-War Classic Film In Town For One Show". The Grand Rapids Press. p. B8.


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