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10 Facts About Carol Littleton

1.

Carol Littleton won the Primetime Emmy Award for the ABC movie Tuesdays with Morrie.

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Carol Littleton was born 1942 in Oklahoma City but her family later moved to Miami in Northeastern Oklahoma, where she grew up.

3.

Carol Littleton moved into working as a film editor with director Karen Arthur on Legacy.

4.

Kasdan hired Carol Littleton for Body Heat not only for her skill, but specifically because she was a woman.

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Carol Littleton believed only a woman editor could bring the eroticism he wanted to the film.

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Carol Littleton served as president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild from 1988 to 1991, and as vice president from 1994 to 2001, as well as from 2005 to 2007.

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Carol Littleton has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors, and has served as ACE vice president since 2019.

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Carol Littleton is a current member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Carol Littleton is one of the editors that author Gabriella Oldham interviewed for her book First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors.

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Carol Littleton was married to cinematographer John Bailey from 1972 until his death in 2023.