Elena Maganini, Film Editor on ‘Dexter,’ ‘Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer,’ Dies at 70

Film and television editor Elena Maganini, who won an Emmy for editing the pilot of “Dexter”, has died aged 70. She died in Burbank on 21 October from complications of breast cancer; her work spanned acclaimed films and a range of television dramas.

Maganini’s first feature credit was John McNaughton’s 1986 film “Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer”, and she later edited several of his films, including “Wild Things”. Her television credits included “Madam Secretary”, “Good Behavior” and “Manifest”; she was also Emmy-nominated for the anthology “If These Walls Could Talk”. A memorial service is scheduled for 15 November in Beverly Hills.