Adelaide Cannon (born January 4, 1883 – February 17, 1971) was an American film editor and script assistant active during the 1920s.
Adelaide was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Cannon and Katherine Brevoort.
[1] She worked various jobs after moving to Los Angeles with her mother in the 1910s, before ultimately finding her way into Paramount's editing department in the 1920s.
[2] She worked on over half a dozen films as an editor and script assistant, although she wasn't always credited.
[3] She also worked as a secretary and script clerk for actress Colleen Moore, writer-director Ralph Ince, and director Raoul Walsh.