Cotton Warburton

Irvine "Cotton" Warburton (1911–1982) was an All-American college quarterback (1933) who became an Academy Award-winning film editor in the late 20th century.

Biography

Warburton was born October 8, 1911, in San Diego, California, to Margaret Warburton. His siblings were Leland S., Los Angeles City Council member in 1945–53; Milton, Lawrence and David.^[1] He died April 21, 1982, in Culver City, California.

Career in sports

Warburton attended San Diego High School, and won the California high school quarter mile in 1930. He brought his speed to the USC Trojans football team, and was chosen as an All-American quarterback in 1933. Cotton was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975; Hall of Fame guard Aaron Rosenberg also made it big in the movies as a director and producer.

Hollywood career

Cotton became a successful Hollywood film editor and won an Oscar in 1964 for his work on the box office hit Mary Poppins.

References

1. ^ "Obituaries," Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1961, page C-17 Library card required

External links

• Warburton at IMDB
• College Football Hall of Fame
• Comment by Gregory Peck

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Name	Warburton, Cotton
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth
Date of death	1982
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