Hugh A. Robertson
Robertson (May 28, 1932 – January 10, 1988) 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 (directed by John Schlesinger, 1969) 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. Robertson subsequently edited Gordon Parks' film Shaft (1971), which was his last credit as a film editor.
Hugh A. Robertson
- Name
- Hugh A.
- Born
- 28 May 1932
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 10 January 1988
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- film editor
- Awards
- Best Editing 1969 Midnight Cowboy
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing
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In addition to television programs and documentaries, he directed the feature Melinda (1972). 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. He returned to the United States in 1986.
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• Name — Hugh A. Robertson • Born — 28 May 1932 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Died — 10 January 1988 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — film editor • Awards — Best Editing 1969 Midnight Cowboy
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Hugh A. Robertson died at Los Angeles.
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