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Alfred Wallace Roome (22 December 1908 – 19 November 1997) was an English film editor and occasional director.[2][3]

Alfred Roome
Born	Alfred Wallace Roome 22 December 1908 London
Died	19 November 1997 Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
Nationality	English
Other names	Alfie, A. W. Room[1]
Occupation	Film editor Film director
Years active	1932–1975
Spouse(s)	Janice Adair (m. 1929–1996)
Children	2

Biography

Born in London, in 1908, he first worked in the film industry as a film editor on the 1932 British comedy film Thark. He went on to edit mostly comedies over the next forty years including many of the Aldwych Farces films, and Will Hay films such as Boys Will Be Boys.

He directed crime film My Brother's Keeper (1948) and comedy film It's Not Cricket (1949).

In the latter years of his career he edited the Carry On series of films alongside the director, Gerald Thomas. He retired in 1975 after editing Carry on Behind.

Personal life

Roome married the actress Janice Adair on 20 February 1936;[4] they remained married until her death in 1996. The couple had two children, a daughter and a son Christopher who was killed in the King's Cross fire of 1987. Alfred Roome died on 19 November 1997, in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.

His granddaughter Olivia works in the film industry.[1]

Selected filmography

Editor

Director

• My Brother's Keeper (1948)
• It's Not Cricket (1949)

Producer

• A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)

References

External links

• Obituary in The Independent

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