Carol Littleton (born in 1948 in Oklahoma) is an American feature film editor. Her work includes E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as well as editor of several other films (such as The Big Chill and Body Heat). Carol Littleton was also the recipient of an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing (for a TV Miniseries, Movie or a Special) for Tuesdays with Morrie.
Littleton has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors. Littl...
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Carol Littleton (born in 1948 in Oklahoma) is an American feature film editor. Her work includes E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as well as editor of several other films (such as The Big Chill and Body Heat). Carol Littleton was also the recipient of an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing (for a TV Miniseries, Movie or a Special) for Tuesdays with Morrie.
Littleton has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors. Littleton was a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Editors Branch) from 1999 through 2002 and served as president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild during the late 1980s. She is married to cinematographer John Bailey.
Carol Littleton attended The University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences, obtaining her bachelor's degree in 1965 and her master's in 1970. Her obsession with film editing started in France, when Littleton became acquainted with French New Wave cinema. During the 1970s, Carol...
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