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Ronald Sinclair
Born	Richard Arthur Hould (1924-01-21)21 January 1924 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	22 November 1992(1992-11-22) (aged 68) Woodland Hills,California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor & Film Editor
Years active	1936–1989
Spouse	Carol A. Larsen ​ ​ (m. 1961)​
Children	1

Ronald Sinclair (21 January 1924 – 22 November 1992), bornRichard Arthur Hould and sometimes credited asRa Hould orRon Sinclair, was a child actor from New Zealand, turned film editor.

Sinclair was the son of Arthur Hould and Amy Beatrice Hould.^[1]

Sinclair was a juvenile player turnedfilm editor who retained his celebrity in his native New Zealand long after the end of his Hollywood acting career. Sinclair's feature credits includeWilliam Wellman'sThe Light That Failed,Tower of London,Alexander Korda'sThat Hamilton Woman,Raoul Walsh'sDesperate Journey, andThoroughbreds Don't Cry withMickey Rooney andJudy Garland. He also appeared in a series of children's adventure films featuring theFive Little Peppers.Sinclair also starred in the 1938 adaptation of Charles Dickens'A Christmas Carol, starringReginald Owen. He played youngScrooge.

He served as a soldier duringWorld War II.After that, he resumed work in 1955, and began a long, fruitful collaboration with producer-directorRoger Corman, which led to a busy career in low-budget independent filmmaking. Sinclair edited Corman's directorial debut,Swamp Women, and went on to work on at least a dozen of Corman's other films includingDay the World Ended,The Intruder,Thunder Alley,The Raven andThe Trip. He also edited a number of films by another low-rent auteur with big ideas,Bert I. Gordon:The Amazing Colossal Man,Invasion of the Saucer Men,War of the Colossal Beast,Attack of the Puppet People, andThe Spider.

He was also the President of the California Branch of the Humane Society of the United States. Sinclair died from respiratory failure at the Motion Picture & Television County Home on 22 November 1992. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. He was survived by his wife, Carol, and son, Richard.

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