Hugh A. Robertson

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Hugh A. Robertson
Born (1932-05-28)May 28, 1932
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died January 10, 1988(1988-01-10)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation film editor
Awards Best Editing 1969 Midnight Cowboy

Hugh A. Robertson (May 28, 1932 – January 10, 1988) was an African-American film director and editor.[1] While Robertson was credited as an editor for only three films, Midnight Cowboy (directed by John Schlesinger-1969) earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Film Editing for the same film.[2]

Robertson subsequently edited Gordon Parks' film Shaft (1971), which was his last credit as a film editor. By this time Robertson had turned to directing. In addition to television programs and documentaries, he directed the feature Melinda (1972).[3] He spent most of his remaining life in Trinidad and Tobago. There he produced and directed the film Bim (1975) and ran a filmmaking school.[4] He returned to the United States in 1986.[citation needed]

References

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  2. ↑ Hugh A. Robertson at the Internet Movie Database
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Further reading

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Editor Jim Clark also worked on Midnight Cowboy as a "creative consultant", and writes about the editing of the film in his 2012 memoir.


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