Dorothea Carothers "Dede" Allen (December 3, 1923 - April 17, 2010) was an American film editor, well-known "film editing doctor" to the major American movie studios, and one of cinema's all-time celebrated 'auteur' film editors.Allen is known for having edited classic films such as The Hustler (1961), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Reds (1982). She had an extended collaboration (1967–1976) 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 was a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
April 17, 2010, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Profession
Editor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Education
Scripps College
Spouse
Stephen Fleischman (m. 1945–2010)
Children
Tom Fleischman, Ramey E. Ward
Parents
Dorothea Corothers, Thomas H.C. Allen III
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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She was the first American film editor to use the European techniques of beginning a sequence with a close-up or jump cut, and overlapping sound between shots. She was one of the first editors to give sound as much importance as images.
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She was the daughter of actress Dorothea Corothers and Union Carbide executive Thomas H.C. Allen III.
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She studied architecture at Scripps College, Claremont, California.
The producers asked Dede Allen to edit Starsky & Hutch (2004). She met once with director Todd Phillips to discuss it but eventually declined the offer.
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In 1992, Dede Allen became the head of post production at Warner Bros. She only returned to editing eight years later with Wonder Boys (2000).
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Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Editors Branch) [2000-2006 & 2007-].
$700,000
