Alan Osbiston

Alan Brigstocke Osbiston (7 May 1914^[1] – 1971) was a British film editor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1962 for The Guns of Navarone.^[2]^[3]

History

Osbiston was born in Crows Nest, New South Wales, to Charles Alan and Emily Florence "Bae" Osbiston, née Brigstocke of Brockley Farm, Mount Druitt, New South Wales.^[1]

Osbiston attended "Shore School"^[4] and for much of his early life lived in Chatswood, Sydney.

Prior to joining the British Ministry of Information, Osbiston worked for Cinesound in Sydney.^[5]

Osbiston married Lyla Cranston of London, on 15 August 1942 in London.^[6]

He was a cousin of Australian actor Max Osbiston (7 August 1914 – 12 March 1981).

^ ^a ^b "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 30 May 1914. p. 20. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ Born: 7 May 1914, Array (2 July 2015). "Alan Osbiston". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Hollywood.com Staff (3 February 2015). "Alan Osbiston | Biography and Filmography | 1914". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
^ "The Torchbearer". May 1928. p. 71. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Australia To Have Film Unit". The Mercury (Hobart). Tasmania, Australia. 28 April 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1942. p. 16. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.