- Born
- Died
- Birth nameVerna Hellman
- Nickname
- Mother Cutter
- Verna Fields was born on March 21, 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an editor, known for Jaws (1975), American Graffiti (1973) and Paper Moon (1973). She was married to Sam Fields. She died on November 30, 1982 in Encino, California, USA.
- SpouseSam Fields(May 1, 1946 - July 16, 1954) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenKenneth Hellman Fields
- She was such a brilliant editor that she was actually promoted to a studio executive at Universal. Among her many accomplishments she is credited with introducing two young directors to each other while at Universal: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
- In the mid-1960's, she taught film editing at the University of Southern California. The USC was her alma mater from which she had graduated with a BA in journalism.
- Sister-in-law of Arthur Morton.
- Was Feature Production Vice-President of Universal from 1976 until her death in 1982.
- She was affectionately named "Mother Cutter" by the Jaws crew because of her ability to cut film & the way she took care of the crew.
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