| Basil Wrangell | |
| Birth Name: | Basilio Petrovich von Wrangell |
| Birth Date: | June 19, 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Ponte a Moriano, Toscana, Italy |
| Death Date: | April 26, 1977 (aged 70) |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation: | Film editor, Film Director |
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Basil Wrangell (born Basilio Petrovich von Wrangell) was an Italian-born film and television editor and director who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1970s.[1] [2]
Basil was born at the Russian embassy in Ponte a Moriano, Italy, to Peter von Wrangell and Marussia Sasso-Ruffo. On his father's side, his family line had reportedly served as court attaches of old Russia since 1200 A.D.[3] Basil's brother, George Wrangell, was a society columnist in New York City.[4]
Basil attended the elite Grosvenor School in Nottingham, England, as a young man, until his family lost their wealth during the Russian Revolution. A chance opportunity to serve as an interpreter for Fred Niblo on Ben-Hur led to Basil traveling to America to take an entry-level job in a cutting room at a studio.[5] He ended up becoming a proficient editor, eventually earning the chance to direct shorts and features. For television, he edited many episodes of I Spy, Peyton Place, Combat!, and Adventures in Paradise.
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