Earl Turner (film editor)

Earl Carver Turner (27 March 1884 – 6 November 1971) was a film editor of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.^{[1][failed verification]}

Earl Turner
Born	Earl Carver Turner (1884-03-27)27 March 1884 Nebraska, U.S.
Died	6 November 1971(1971-11-06) (aged 87) Glendale, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	film editor, writer, actor
Known for	Working with Frank Buck
Spouse	Lottie W. Turner

Early years

Earl Turner was born in Nebraska and was the son of James R Turner, a telegraph operator, and Mary Elizabeth Stanfield. Earl grew up and worked on a farm in Indiana.

Career

During World War I, Turner worked as a film editor for Triangle Film Corporation.^[2] Turner was film editor of The Phantom Empire, Batman and Robin, Batman (1943), East Side Kids and many other movies.^[3][4]

Work with Frank Buck

In 1937, Turner was a film editor of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

Later life

Turner died aged 87 in Glendale, California.

Selected filmography

• The Range Riders (1927)
• His Last Bullet (1928)
• The Saddle King (1929)