Viola Lawrence

Viola Lawrence
From a 1920 magazine
Born(1894-12-02)December 2, 1894
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedNovember 20, 1973(1973-11-20) (aged 78)
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.