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Hugh A. Robertson

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Film director and editor (1932-1988)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1932 to 1988 · aged 55
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Hugh A. Robertson was an American film director and editor, born in Brooklyn, of Jamaican parents.

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Filmography 4

Melinda1972
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location1971
Bim1974
Obeah1987

22 credits on file

Television 2

Love, American Style1969
NBC Experiment in Television1967

Awards 1

BAFTA Award for Best Editing

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Jack ManningAlso in Melinda (1972)Buddy Joe HookerAlso in Melinda (1972)Eugene JacksonAlso in Melinda (1972)Hank CorwinAlso won BAFTA Award for Best EditingChris InnisAlso won BAFTA Award for Best EditingChris DickensAlso won BAFTA Award for Best Editing

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Hugh A. Robertson was an American film director and editor, born in Brooklyn, of Jamaican parents. While Robertson was credited as an editor for only three films, Midnight Cowboy earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Film Editing, making him the first African American person to be nominated for an Oscar in the editing category.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 1988 · aged 55
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