Della M. King

A trailblazing Irish-born woman navigates the male-dominated world of 1920s Hollywood as she fights to make her mark as an editor, cinematographer, and screenwriter in an industry determined to erase her.

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1886

Died

1935

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Della M. King was an Irish-born film editor who worked in Hollywood during the 1910s through the 1920s. She began her career as a film cutter, with her first known credit appearing on the 1924 film *Behind Two Guns*. Much of her professional life was spent at the Film Booking Offices of America. In addition to her work as an editor, she received a sole credit as cinematographer for the 1925 film *The Speed Demon* and as a screenwriter for *The Air Hawk* (1924). The date of her death remains unknown.

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