- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIrvine Eugene Warburton
- Nickname
- Irvine Warburton
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Cotton Warburton is the great great uncle of author and filmmaker Dustin Warburton. Irvine "Cotton" Warburton (born October 8, 1911 in San Diego and died April 21, 1982 in Culver City, CA) was an All-American college quarterback (1933) who became a film editor; he won an Academy Award for his work on Mary Poppins in 1964. Warburton attended San Diego High School, and won the California high school quarter mile in 1930. He brought his speed to the USC Trojans football team, and was chosen as an All-American quarterback in 1933. Cotton was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.- IMDb Mini Biography By: John Pezzino
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
- Quarterback for the University of Southern California football team, 1932-34.
- Member of ACE (American Cinema Editors).
- Only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to win an Academy Award.
- Great-granduncle of Dustin Warburton.
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