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BornDecember 3, 1925
DiedApril 17, 2010 (age 84)
Film credits8
Dede Allen
DeceasedKnown for Editing
Biography
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).
Filmography
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
as Self
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Editors on Editing
Unreleased
Invisible Women
Unreleased
as Herself