Dede Allen
Editing·December 3, 1925·† April 17, 2010 — 84 years old
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
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—Editors on Editing—Invisible WomenHerself2014Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel WomenSelf2008Fireflies in the GardenEditor2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'Self2007Have Dreams, Will TravelEditor2006Witness to 'Reds'Self2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'Self2004The Final CutEditor2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf2002John QEditor2000Wonder BoysEditor1991The Addams FamilyEditor1990Henry & JuneEditor1989Let It RideEditor1988The Milagro Beanfield WarEditor1986Off BeatEditor1985The Breakfast ClubEditor1984Mike's MurderEditor1984Harry & SonEditor1981RedsEditor · Executive Producer1978The WizEditor1977Slap ShotEditor1976The Missouri BreaksEditor1975Dog Day AfternoonEditor1975Night MovesEditor1973SerpicoEditor1973Visions of EightEditor1972Slaughterhouse-FiveEditor1970Little Big ManEditor1970Story of a WomanProduction Consultant1969Alice's RestaurantEditor1968Rachel, RachelEditor1967Bonnie and ClydeEditor1963America AmericaEditor1961The Fisherman and His SoulEditor1961The HustlerEditor1959Odds Against TomorrowEditor1958Terror from the Year 5000Editor1948Because of EveEditor