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Duwayne Dunham

American film director and editor · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1952 · age 73

Duwayne Robert Dunham is an American director and editor of film and television, as well as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is best known for his collaborations with George Lucas and David Lynch, serving as editor on Return of the Jedi and Blue Velvet.

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2025The Legend of the Happy WorkerFilm, Director, Writer2021Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba FettFilm2011That First GlideFilm, Director2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsSeries, Director2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksFilm2005Now You See It...Film, Director2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at HeartFilm2003Right on TrackFilm, Director2002Double Teamed!Film, Director2001An Introduction to David LynchFilm2000Ready to RunFilm, Director1999Santa and PeteFilm, Director1998HalloweentownFilm, Director19967th HeavenSeries, Director1995JAGSeries, Director1994Little GiantsFilm, Director1993Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyFilm, Director1990Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama SeriesAwardTwin PeaksSeries, 1990Director1952Born17 November 1952

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  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1993
  • Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett 2021
  • Halloweentown 1998
  • The Thirteenth Year 1999
  • Little Giants 1994

Filmography 18

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Television 4

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series1990

About this person

After being hired for Lynch's series Twin Peaks, he was promoted to director and made his debut with the second episode of the series. He subsequently directed the films Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and Little Giants, and numerous television films for the Disney Channel including Halloweentown, The Thirteenth Year, Ready to Run, Right on Track, and Tiger Cruise. In 2018, he reunited with Lynch to edit all 18 episodes of the Twin Peaks: The Return revival series.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 73