The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 • “Trojan Annie”: Anne Bauchens’ Epic 40-Year Partnership with Cecil B. DeMille2 • “The eyes to me are everything”: Viola Lawrence’s 47 Years of Seeing into the Eyes of Actors to Convey the Essence of Characters3 • “Boy, was I tough”: The Long Reign and Lasting Legacy of MGM’s Margaret Booth4 • “Bobbie Says…”: Barbara McLean’s Four Decades as Darryl Zanuck’s “Right-Hand Woman”5 • Cutting to the Chase: Dorothy Spencer’s ­Action-Packed ­Half-Century in Hollywood6 • The Revolutionary: Dede Allen Upends American Film Editing in the 1960s and 1970s7 • “Mother Cutter”: Verna Fields Mentors a New Generation of Film Directors in the 1970s8 • Making the Most of Her Moments: The ­Ever-Adaptable and Always Adventurous Anne V. Coates9 • “The most modest of living legends”: Thelma Schoonmaker and Her Lifelong Artistic Partnership with Martin Scorsese10 • Quick Cuts: Nine Other Women Who’ve Left a Memorable Mark on U.S. Film EditingConclusion: Contributions Worth Noting—and CelebratingTen Books About Film EditingChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 • “Trojan Annie”: Anne Bauchens’ Epic 40-Year Partnership with Cecil B. DeMille2 • “The eyes to me are everything”: Viola Lawrence’s 47 Years of Seeing into the Eyes of Actors to Convey the Essence of Characters3 • “Boy, was I tough”: The Long Reign and Lasting Legacy of MGM’s Margaret Booth4 • “Bobbie Says…”: Barbara McLean’s Four Decades as Darryl Zanuck’s “Right-Hand Woman”5 • Cutting to the Chase: Dorothy Spencer’s ­Action-Packed ­Half-Century in Hollywood6 • The Revolutionary: Dede Allen Upends American Film Editing in the 1960s and 1970s7 • “Mother Cutter”: Verna Fields Mentors a New Generation of Film Directors in the 1970s8 • Making the Most of Her Moments: The ­Ever-Adaptable and Always Adventurous Anne V. Coates9 • “The most modest of living legends”: Thelma Schoonmaker and Her Lifelong Artistic Partnership with Martin Scorsese10 • Quick Cuts: Nine Other Women Who’ve Left a Memorable Mark on U.S. Film EditingConclusion: Contributions Worth Noting—and CelebratingTen Books About Film EditingChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 • “Trojan Annie”: Anne Bauchens’ Epic 40-Year Partnership with Cecil B. DeMille2 • “The eyes to me are everything”: Viola Lawrence’s 47 Years of Seeing into the Eyes of Actors to Convey the Essence of Characters3 • “Boy, was I tough”: The Long Reign and Lasting Legacy of MGM’s Margaret Booth4 • “Bobbie Says…”: Barbara McLean’s Four Decades as Darryl Zanuck’s “Right-Hand Woman”5 • Cutting to the Chase: Dorothy Spencer’s ­Action-Packed ­Half-Century in Hollywood6 • The Revolutionary: Dede Allen Upends American Film Editing in the 1960s and 1970s7 • “Mother Cutter”: Verna Fields Mentors a New Generation of Film Directors in the 1970s8 • Making the Most of Her Moments: The ­Ever-Adaptable and Always Adventurous Anne V. Coates9 • “The most modest of living legends”: Thelma Schoonmaker and Her Lifelong Artistic Partnership with Martin Scorsese10 • Quick Cuts: Nine Other Women Who’ve Left a Memorable Mark on U.S. Film EditingConclusion: Contributions Worth Noting—and CelebratingTen Books About Film EditingChapter NotesBibliographyIndex