Biography
Basil Wrangell (born Basilio Petrovich von Wrangell) was an Italian film and television editor and director who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1970s. Basil was born at the Russian embassy in Ponte a Moriano, Italy, to Peter von Wrangell and Marussia Sasso-Ruffo. On his father's side, his family line had reportedly served as court attaches of old Russia since 1200 A.D. Basil's brother, George Wrangell, was a society columnist in New York City.Basil attended the elite Grosvenor School in Nottingham, England, as a young man, until his family lost their wealth during the Russian Revolution. A chance opportunity to serve as an interpreter for Fred Niblo on Ben-Hur led to Basil traveling to America to take an entry-level job in a cutting room at a studio. He ended up becoming a proficient editor, eventually earning the chance to direct shorts and features. For television, he edited many episodes of I Spy, Peyton Place, Combat!, and Adventures in Paradise.
Filmography
all 45
Movies 45
Director 20
A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964)
The Best of Cinerama (1963)
No Man Is an Island (1962)
The Home Owner (1961)
South Seas Adventure (1958)
Tobor the Great (1954)
Love Happy (1949)
Heartaches (1947)
Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
A Really Important Person (1947)
Keep 'Em Sailing (1942)
Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)
Soaring Stars (1942)
We Do It Because (1942)
Fancy Answers (1941)
Whispers (1941)
American Spoken Here (1940)
Trifles of Importance (1940)
Home Movies (1940)
That Inferior Feeling (1940)
See Your Doctor (1939)
The Day of Rest (1939)
Unseen Guardians (1939)
New Roadways (1939)
Passing Parade (1938)
The Good Earth (1937)
Whipsaw (1935)
Shadow of Doubt (1935)
Hide-Out (1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)
Midshipman Jack (1933)
Bed of Roses (1933)
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
Freaks (1932)
Min and Bill (1930)
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
The Woman Racket (1930)
Marianne (1929)
The Voice of the City (1929)
All at Sea (1929)
The Cardboard Lover (1928)
The Latest from Paris (1928)
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1906-06-19
Deathday1977-04-26 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceLucca, Italy
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, United States of America, Russian Empire
Also Known AsBasil Wrangel
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