Lillian Benson

{{Short description|American film editor}}

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Lillian Benson is a film and television editor who currently serves on the board of American Cinema Editors.{{cite web |url=http://ace-filmeditors.org/directory/board-of-directors/ |title=ACE Board of Directors |publisher=American Cinema Editors |location=Universal City, California |accessdate=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517102928/http://ace-filmeditors.org/directory/board-of-directors/ |archivedate=17 May 2012 }} She is also the first African-American woman to become a member of the honorary society.