Allen, Dede (1923–)
Allen, Dede (1923–)
American film editor. Born Dorothea Carothers Allen in 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio; attended Scripps College; m. Steve Fleischman (tv writer and producer); children: 2.
One of the few film editors to win a solo credit board on screen, moved to New York (1950) and began editing film; got 1st major break with Odds Against Tomorrow (1959); edited 6 pictures for Arthur Penn, 3 for Sidney Lumet, 2 for George Roy Hill, 2 for Paul Newman, and one each for Robert Wise, Elia Kazan, and Robert Rossen; growing confident in her craft, began to experiment with such things as pre-lapping sound and startling transitions, most notably in Bonnie and Clyde with its unmatched cuts, fadeouts and cut-ins; films include America, America (1963), Rachel, Rachel (1968), Little Big Man (1970), Slaughterhouse Five (1972), Serpico (1974), Slapshot (1977), The Wiz (1978), The Breakfast Club (1985), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), and The Addams Family (1991). Won British Academy Award for Dog Day Afternoon (1975); nominated for American Academy Awards for Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Reds (1981); nominated for Ace Eddie awards for The Hustler (1961), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Reds (1981); received Crystal Award from Women in Film (1982) and Ace Lifetime Achievement Award (1994).
See also Women in World History.