David Bretherton

David Bretherton was born on February 29, 1924. In the film industry, Bretherton worked as a supervising editor, a role focused on overseeing the editing process to maintain consistency and coherence in a film’s narrative flow. The position often involves coordinating between editors, directors, and other departments to shape the final cut of a motion picture.

Bretherton is credited with supervising the editing of the film Caddyshack, released in 1980. As supervising editor, Bretherton’s responsibilities included guiding the editing team to align the film’s pacing, structure, and tone with the director’s vision. The film is a comedy set in a golf course, and Bretherton’s work contributed to its editing framework during production.