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- Birth nameArthur Eugene Milford
- Gene Milford was born on January 19, 1902 in Lamar, Colorado, USA. She was an editor and director, known for On the Waterfront (1954), Lost Horizon (1937) and Wait Until Dark (1967). She was married to Dorothy Hunter. She died on December 23, 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpouseDorothy Hunter(July 31, 1925 - December 23, 1991) (his death, 1 child)
- From 1955 to 1961, Milford served as president of M-K-R where he directed and edited 15 medical and scientific documentaries, many for TV. He was one of the first two recipients of the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.
- Twice Oscar-winning Hollywood editor (Lost Horizon (1937) and On the Waterfront (1954)) Arthur Eugene Milford began in Hollywood as a stuntman and title writer. His first work in the cutting rooms dates back to 1926 and three years later, he was signed by Columbia as full-time editor. After leaving the studio in 1940, he was appointed successively head of the film editorial departments of the Office of War Information and of the Atomic Energy Commission at Lookout Mountain. He resumed motion picture work in 1943 under contract first at RKO and, subsequently, at Republic.
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