R. E. Dearing

{{Short description|English film editor}}

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| birth_name = Robert Dearing

| birth_date = 1893

| birth_place = Combs, Suffolk, England, UK

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1968|1893|2}}

| death_place = Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK

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Robert Dearing, usually credited as R. E. Dearing (1893 - February 1968, Hillingdon), was an English film editor. Known affectionately as "Pop" Dearing, he worked on many comedies for Gainsborough Pictures, including many featuring Will Hay, and some of director Carol Reed's early films .