Editor
Robert Dalva
Born April 14, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA
21 films
Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942–January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes The Black Stallion, Raising Cain, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, October Sky, and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. He also directed the film The Black Stallion Returns (1983).
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Dalva was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Black Stallion (1979).
Dalva was an alumnus of Colgate University and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
Dalva was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors and was considered to be part of a core group of successful filmmakers known as The Dirty Dozen, who were film students at the University of Southern California in the 1960s.
Dalva died from lymphoma in Larkspur, California, on January 27, 2023, at the age of 80.
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First watchOctober Sky19997.7The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
21 films- 2016Precious CargoEditor
- 2015HeistEditor
- 2013SweetwaterEditor
- 2013LovelaceEditor
- 2013A Fierce Green FireEditor
- 2013Knife FightEditor
- 2011Captain America: The First AvengerEditor
- 2010The River WhyConsulting Editor
- 2008Touching HomeEditor
- 2005The Prize Winner of Defiance, OhioEditor
- 2004HidalgoEditor
- 2001Jurassic Park IIIEditor
- 1999Conceiving AdaEditor
- 1999October SkyEditor
- 1995JumanjiEditor
- 1992Raising CainEditor
- 1985LatinoEditor
- 1979The Black StallionEditor
- 1978ForeverEditor
- 1975Fighting for Our LivesEditorial Consultant
- 1969Lions LoveEditor