Leotta Whytock

Leotta Whytock (born Leotta Edith Wotton, March 27, 1890 - October 13, 1972) was an American film editor and actress active during the early days of Hollywood.[1] She was married to fellow film editor Grant Whytock.[2]

Leotta Whytock
Born
Leotta Edith Wotton

March 27, 1890
Fresno, California, USA
DiedOctober 13, 1972 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationFilm editor
Spouse(s)Grant Whytock
RelativesMary Carlisle (niece)
Ora Carew (sister-in-law)

Biography

Whytock was born in Fresno, California, to Robert Wotton and Mary Johnston, both of whom were native Canadians. Her father died when she was young. She had a twin sister, Leona (an actress); a brother, Clarence; and a half-brother, Robert Carlisle.[3] She and her sister seem to have worked as actresses during the silent era.[1]

She married film editor Grant Whytock at some point during the late 1910s after moving to Los Angeles. Through this marriage, her sister-in-law was actress Ora Carew.[4] At one point, she was a film editor at Ingram Studios in Nice, France.[5] Though her credits end in the 1920s, it seems she was an assistant editor for much of her later career.[1]

Her half-brother, Robert Carlisle, ended up becoming a film producer at MGM; her twin sister Leona's daughter, Mary Carlisle, became a famous actress.

Selected filmography
  • A Million for Love (1928)
  • The House of Deceit (1928)
  • Burning Up Broadway (1928)
  • Stranded (1927)

References
  1. Hastings, Charles E. (11 Mar 1934). "The Current Cinema". Times Union. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. "Cutting Women: Margaret Booth and Hollywood's Pioneering Female Film Editors – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. "9 Jun 1948, 22 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  4. Motion Picture News, Inc (1929). Motion Picture News Booking Guide 1929. Media History Digital Library. New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.
  5. Mercury Publishing Co. The Film Mercury (1926-1927). Media History Digital Library. Hollywood, Mercury Publishing Co.
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