Cotton Warburton

Irvine Eugene "Cotton" Warburton was an American film and television editor with sixty feature film credits. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Walt Disney Studios.
Warburton was born on October 8, 1911 in San Diego, California, to Margaret Warburton where he attended San Diego High School, and won the California high school 440-yard dash in 1930. He brought his speed to the USC Trojans football team, and was chosen as an All-American quarterback in 1933. Warburton was the quarterback during a winning streak that lasted for 27 games, which remained unsurpassed at USC until 1980.
Deciding to retire from football, he turned to film work and began as an assistant film editor for MGM where would contribute to films, like Air Raid Wardens, Neptune's Daughter, and Crazylegs, where Warburton was nominated an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. He also worked as an editor on the hit show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett.
In 1956, Warburton began working for Disney where he remained for the rest of his career. During this time, he would collaborate with director Robert Stevenson in films, like The Absent-Minded Professor, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle, That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug, The Happiest Millionaire, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Herbie Rides Again, and Mary Poppins, where he won his only Academy Award as well as the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award.
Cotton was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1956 	Westward Ho, the Wagons! 	Film Editor
1957-1959	Zorro 	Film Editor
1958 	The Sign of Zorro 	Film Editor
1960 	Ten Who Dared 	Film Editor
1959-1976	The Magical World of Disney 	Film Editor
1961 	The Absent-Minded Professor 	Film Editor
1962 	Moon Pilot 	Film Editor
1962 	Bon Voyage! 	Film Editor
1963 	Son of Flubber 	Film Editor
1963 	Miracle of the White Stallions 	Film Editor
1964 	The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 	Film Editor
1964 	Mary Poppins 	Film Editor
1964 	Emil and the Detectives 	Film Editor
1965 	The Monkey's Uncle 	Film Editor
1965 	That Darn Cat! 	Film Editor
1966 	Lt. Robin Crusoe USN 	Film Editor
1967 	Mosby's Marauders 	Film Editor
1967 	The Happiest Millionaire 	Film Editor
1968 	The Young Loner 	Film Editor
1968 	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	Film Editor
1968 	The Love Bug 	Film Editor
1969 	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn 	Film Editor
1969 	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 	Film Editor
1970 	The Boatniks 	Film Editor
1971 	Scandalous John 	Film Editor
1971 	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Film Editor
1972 	Now You See Him, Now You Don't 	Film Editor
1973 	The World's Greatest Athlete 	Film Editor
1974 	Herbie Rides Again 	Film Editor
1974 	The Castaway Cowboy 	Film Editor
1975 	The Strongest Man in the World 	Film Editor
1976 	The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper 	Film Editor
1976 	No Deposit, No Return 	Film Editor
1976 	Treasure of Matecumbe 	Film Editor
1976 	Freaky Friday 	Film Editor
1977 	Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 	Film Editor
1978 	The Cat from Outer Space 	Film Editor
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