Alan Osbiston


Alan Brigstocke Osbiston was an Australian-born British film editor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1962 for The Guns of Navarone.

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.
Osbiston attended "Shore School" 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.

Personal

Osbiston married Lyla Cranston of London, on 15 August 1942 in London.
He was a cousin of Australian actor Max Osbiston.

Selected filmography (as editor)