Alan Jaggs

Editor


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In his one-hour interview, Alan Jaggs (1918-2008) recalls his early work in film in his native Great Britain and talks of his service during World War II. He recounts returning to England to edit features, which led to his opportune meeting with Walt Disney in 1950. Jaggs describes his career at Disney and his transition from editing films to editing television shows. He talks about some of the shows he edited during his post-Disney career, including The Andy Griffith Show; The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Wild, Wild West; Get Smart; and The Waltons. Finally, Jaggs speaks of his decision to retire and fulfill his dream of sailing around the South Pacific. Lillian Benson conducted the interview in a joint venture with American Cinema Editors (ACE) on July 16, 2001 in Universal City, CA.

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"I'm very glad that I was born when I was and that I came up from 1918 to today and the advancement of technology. I don't think it's ever happened before and I don't know whether it's going to go on. From horseless carriages to the present day cars, to airplanes to space travel, it's amazing what I've seen in my 83 years."

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Alan Jaggs on editing The Dick Van Dyke Show
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Alan Jaggs on editing Get Smart
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Alan Jaggs on editing The Wild, Wild West
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Alan Jaggs on coming to America to edit feature films and working for Walt Disney
04:41
Alan Jaggs on advice to aspiring editors
00:47
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Chapter 1

On his early life and influences; on his first editing job; on using a Moviola machine to edit; on his service in World War II
On coming to America and working on editing features for Walt Disney; on editing The Andy Griffith Show; on making the switch from editing features to editing television shows

Chapter 2

On editing The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Wild, Wild West, and Get Smart; on editing The Waltons; on working with various producers on various shows
On working with large staffs of people on an editing project; on editing the feature "Planet of the Apes"; on his career achievements and advice to aspiring editors; on sailing the South Pacific and summing up his career
Shows

Andy Griffith Show, The

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Alan Jaggs on moving into editing for television and editing The Andy Griffith Show
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Alan Jaggs on editing The Andy Griffith Show
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Dick Van Dyke Show, The

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Alan Jaggs on editing The Dick Van Dyke Show
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Get Smart

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Alan Jaggs on editing Get Smart
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Waltons, The

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Alan Jaggs on editing The Waltons and working at Lorimar
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Alan Jaggs on editing The Waltons
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Wild Wild West, The

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Alan Jaggs on editing The Wild, Wild West
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Topics

Advice

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Historic Events and Social Change

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Alan Jaggs on his service in World War II
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Television Industry

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Alan Jaggs on advice to aspiring editors
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War

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Alan Jaggs on his service in World War II
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World War II

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Alan Jaggs on his service in World War II
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Professions

Editor

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Alan Jaggs on the Moviola editing machine
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Alan Jaggs on working with large staffs of people on an editing project
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Alan Jaggs on advice to aspiring editors
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Post-Production Professionals

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Alan Jaggs on the Moviola editing machine
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Alan Jaggs on on working with large staffs of people on an editing project
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Alan Jaggs on advice to aspiring editors
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Genres

Comedy Series

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Alan Jaggs on moving into editing for television and editing The Andy Griffith Show
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Alan Jaggs on editing The Andy Griffith Show
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Alan Jaggs on editing The Dick Van Dyke Show
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Alan Jaggs on editing Get Smart
01:50

Drama Series

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Alan Jaggs on editing The Waltons  and working at Lorimar
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Western Series

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Alan Jaggs on editing The Wild, Wild West
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People

Walt Disney

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Alan Jaggs on coming to America to edit feature films and working for Walt Disney
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