Alan Osbiston


Alan Brigstocke Osbiston was a British film editor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1962 for The Guns of Navarone.

History

Osbiston was born in Crows Nest, New South Wales, to Charles Alan and Emily Florence "Bae" Osbiston, née Brigstocke of Brockley Farm, Mount Druitt, New South Wales.
Osbiston attended "Shore School" and for much of his early life lived in Chatswood, Sydney.
Prior to joining the British Ministry of Information, Osbiston worked for Cinesound in Sydney.

Personal

Osbiston married Lyla Cranston of London, on 15 August 1942 in London.
He was a cousin of Australian actor Max Osbiston.

Selected filmography (as editor)

The Laughing Lady Against the Wind Twist of Fate (1954 film) Footsteps in the Fog The End of the Affair Manuela Time Without Pity A Touch of Larceny The Challenge The Entertainer The Guns of Navarone Lord Jim Duffy Three into Two Won't Go