Obituaries : William D. Pentland; Ex-Disney Film Editor

William D. Pentland, a former film editor for Walt Disney Studios, has died. He was 72.

Pentland, who lived in Camarillo for 19 years, died Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness.

Among the various films Pentland edited were “Parent Trap� and “Pollyana.� For 15 years, he edited the television program, “The Wonderful World of Disney� and he created the sound for two Disneyland attractions: Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Tiki Room, said his daughter, Amber Pentland of Vista, Calif.

He began his career cutting negatives and later became a film editor, his daughter said.

After he retired in 1985, he spent much of his time working on a garden at his house in Camarillo, said Amber Pentland.

Besides Amber Pentland, he is survived by his wife, Suzanne B. Pentland of Camarillo; two sons, Jeffrey W. Pentland of Tempe, Ariz., and Matthew K. Pentland of Fresno; four sisters, Pearl Erling of McCausland, Iowa, Vivian Walker and Julia Organ of Lancaster, and Marge Holdridge of Van Nuys; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Conejo Mountain Memorial Park and Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements.