Margaret Clancey (sometimes credited as Margaret V. Clancy or under her birth name, Margaret Lysight) was an American film editor and actress. Clancey edited 30 Hollywood films at Fox and United Artists from 1927 to 1938.

Biography

Margaret, daughter of Austin Lysight and Cornelia Hill, was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. In her teens, after graduating from high school (where she was class valedictorian, wrote for her high school magazine, and starred in school plays), she moved to Los Angeles in 1915 to pursue an acting career. She quickly found work in minor roles at Keystone and Fine Arts; she played several minor roles in

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Intolerance Intolerance may refer to: * Hypersensitivity or intolerance, undesirable reactions produced by the immune system * ''Intolerance'' (film), a 1916 film by D. W. Griffith * ''Intolerance'' (album), the first solo album from Grant Hart, formerly o ...

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Diane of the Follies ''Diane of the Follies'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Lillian Gish in the role of Diane * Sam De Grasse in the role of Phillips Christy * Howard Gaye in the role of Don Li ...

'', ''Hands-Up'', ''Madame Bo Peep'', and ''

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo ''Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo'' is a surviving 1915 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Marion Fairfax and E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Dorothy Davenport, Carlyle Blackwell, James ...

''. In 1917, she got her big break when she was cast in a lead role as an ingenue in Kisaburô Kurihara's ''Yume No Tabiji'', shot in Yokohama, Japan. She stayed in Japan for two years. She returned to Los Angeles in 1919, where she worked as a member of Allan Dwan's company and married photographer James Clancey. That same year, she found employment as a film editor at Select Pictures. By 1925, she was working at Fox, and later she found herself at United Artists. She did not receive credits on many of her earliest editing jobs.

Selected filmography

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The Heart of Salome ''The Heart of Salome'' is a lost 1927 American romance film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Randall Faye. It is based on the 1925 novel ''The Heart of Salome'' by Allen Raymond. The film stars Alma Rubens, Walter Pidgeon, Holmes ...

'' (1927) * ''

Slaves of Beauty ''Slaves of Beauty'' is a 1927 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Olive Tell, Holmes Herbert, Earle Foxe, Margaret Livingston, and future talent agent Sue Carol. The film was written by William M. Conse ...

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Hangman's House ''Hangman's House'' is a 1928 romantic drama genre silent film set in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, directed by John Ford (uncredited) with inter-titles written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. It is based on a novel by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. It was adapt ...

'' (1928) * '' Mother Knows Best'' (1928) * ''

They Had to See Paris ''They Had to See Paris'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his fam ...

'' (1929) * ''

Song o' My Heart ''Song o' My Heart'' is a 1930 Pre-Code American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring John McCormack, Alice Joyce, Maureen O'Sullivan, Effie Ellsler and John Garrick. It was O'Sullivan's second film role. The film was double-shot in bot ...

'' (1930) * '' Liliom'' (1930) * ''

Annabelle's Affairs ''Annabelle's Affairs'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Victor McLaglen, Jeanette MacDonald and Roland Young. The film is based on the 1916-17 play ''Good Gracious Annabelle'' by Clare K ...

'' (1931) * '' Bad Girl'' (1931) * ''

Heartbreak Heartbreak often refers to the state of having a broken heart, a metaphor for a feeling of rejection by a loved one or of emotional devastation (as in mourning). Heartbreak or heart break may also refer to: Film & television * ''Heartbreak'' (19 ...

'' (1931) * '' Dance Team'' (1932) * '' After Tomorrow'' (1932) * ''

Society Girl An "it girl" is an attractive young woman, who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging. The expression ''it girl'' originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. ...

'' (1932) * '' Best of Enemies'' (1933) * '' Stand Up and Cheer!'' (1934) * ''

Hell in the Heavens ''Hell in the Heavens'' is a 1934 American aviation drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Byron Morgan, Ted Parsons and Jack Yellen based on the stage play ''Der Flieger'' by Hermann Rossmann. The film stars Warner Baxter, Conchi ...

'' (1934) * '' Bad Boy'' (1935) * ''

Splendor Splendor or splendour (see spelling differences) may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Splendor (game), a card-based board game published in 2014 by Marc André * ''Splendour'' (play), a 2000 play by Abi Morgan * '' Splendor: A Luxe Novel'', a ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Gay Desperado ''The Gay Desperado'' is a 1936 comedy film starring Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, and Nino Martini and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, produced by Mary Pickford, and originally released by United Artists. The film was restored by the UCLA Film and Te ...

'' (1936) * '' History Is Made at Night'' (1937) * '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1938)

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* 1897 births 1989 deaths American film editors Place of birth missing American women film editors People from Tucson, Arizona {{US-film-editor-stub