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Davidson, E. Roy
Elmo Roy Davidson, also known as E. Roy or Roy Davidson, was born in Missouri in 1889. After moving to Texas with his family, he moved to California around 1910. Davidson began working as a film scenario writer in the mid-1920s, and was well-established for his work in special effects within a decade. In addition to early work on Howard Hughes' air drama, Hell's Angels as the films "miniature director", Davidson contributed to forty-five films between 1930 and 1949. E. Roy Davidson died in 1962.
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Warren, Eda
American film editor Eda Warren was born in Denver, Colorado on October 17, 1903. She was one of the first women to be accepted in the film ediing process, and assisted on over sixty films for Paramount Pictures and Howard Hughes' RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Warren was also eleceted secretary of American Cinema Editors group in 1955. She died on July 15, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.
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Martin, Skip
Lloyd Vernon "Skip" Martin was a saxiphonist, clarinetist, and arranger who performed work for jazz bands, orchestras, and films between the 1930s and 1960s. His credited films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), A Star Is Born (1954), and the Howard Hughes-produced Jet Pilot (1957).
Martin was born on May 14, 1916 in Illinois. He died on February 12, 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
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