Biography
Irene Morra (July 31, 1893 – November 25, 1978) was an American film editor who had a 30-year career in Hollywood beginning during the silent era. She cut a number of films by director David Butler. Irene was born to Francesco Morra and Louise Pederson; she was of Italian and Swedish ancestry. She and her younger sister, Eleanore, grew up primarily in Manhattan before moving to Los Angeles, where she began working in the film industry right out of high school.She got a job working as a film editor while still in her teens, first with D.W. Griffith and later at Pathe, First National, MGM, Fox, and Warner Brothers. Eleanore worked as an assistant editor on many of these projects, especially during the 1930s. Irene played a prominent role in establishing the Motion Picture Editors Guild.She died in 1978 in Los Angeles; she had no known survivors.
Filmography
all 65
Movies 65
Hot Car Girl (1958)
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
War of the Satellites (1958)
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Glory (1956)
Tall Man Riding (1955)
Jump Into Hell (1955)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
The Command (1954)
Calamity Jane (1953)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
April in Paris (1952)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Tea for Two (1950)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
John Loves Mary (1949)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
San Antonio (1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Road to Morocco (1942)
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Playmates (1941)
Caught in the Draft (1941)
You'll Find Out (1940)
If I Had My Way (1940)
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Kentucky (1938)
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
Change of Heart (1938)
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
Café Metropole (1937)
Love Is News (1937)
Pigskin Parade (1936)
White Fang (1936)
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Doubting Thomas (1935)
Handy Andy (1934)
Bottoms Up (1934)
My Weakness (1933)
Hold Me Tight (1933)
Cheaters at Play (1932)
Delicious (1931)
Just Imagine (1930)
Common Clay (1930)
High Society Blues (1930)
Sunny Side Up (1929)
Prep and Pep (1928)
Win That Girl (1928)
The Rag Man (1925)
Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
A Boy of Flanders (1924)
Circus Days (1923)
Daddy (1923)
Oliver Twist (1922)
Trouble (1922)
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Known ForEditing
GenderFemale
Birthday1893-07-31
Deathday1978-11-25 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsIrene Mora
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