Dede Allen
Known for editing · Born 3 December 1925 · Died 17 April 2010 · aged 84
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Dorothea Carothers "Dede" Allen (December 3, 1923 – April 17, 2010) was an American film editor. Allen is known for having edited classic films such as The Hustler (1961), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Reds (1981). She had an extended collaboration with director Arthur Penn, and over the years had worked with other distinguished directors including Sidney Lumet, Robert Wise, Elia Kazan, and George Roy Hill. She received three Academy Award nominations for her work on Dog Day Afternoon, Reds, and Wonder Boys (2001).
Known for
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Reds
1981
The Breakfast Club
1985
The Addams Family
1991
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
Invisible Women
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John Q
2002
Serpico
1973
Editors on Editing
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967
The Hustler
1961