Viola Lawrence

Viola Lawrence
From a 1920 magazine
BornDecember 2, 1894
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedNovember 20, 1973
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationFilm editor

Viola Mallory Lawrence (December 2, 1894, New York City November 20, 1973) is considered by many to be the first female film editor in Hollywood. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing: for Pal Joey (1957), with Jerome Thoms; and for Pepe (1960), with Al Clark.