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Hugh A. Robertson

 
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  • Occupation: Director, Actor
  • Active: '60s-'70s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Action
  • Career Highlights: Shaft, Midnight Cowboy, Melinda
  • First Major Screen Credit: Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965)

Biography

In 1960, film editor Hugh A. Robertson became the first African-American to join New York's Motion Picture Editors Union. Through the '60s, he worked on a number of big-name films. In 1969, he earned a British Academy award and an American Oscar nomination for his work on Midnight Cowboy. In 1972, Robertson made his only attempt as a director with Melinda. After that, he moved to Trinidad and began running a filmmaking school. He also directed a few documentaries, including Bim (1976). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Hugh A. Robertson
Born May 28, 1932(1932-05-28)
Brooklyn
Died January 10, 1988
Los Angeles
Occupation film editor

Hugh A. Robertson (May 28, 1932-January 10, 1988)) was an African-American film director and editor.[1] He won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Midnight Cowboy (directed by John Schlesinger-1969), and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for the same film.

Robertson subsequently edited Gordon Parks' 1971 film Shaft, 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). 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.[2] He returned to the United States in 1986.

References

  1. ^ "Hugh A. Robertson, Film Maker, 55". The New York Times. January 14, 1988. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0D7133DF937A25752C0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink. 
  2. ^ "Hugh A. Robertson - Overview". All-Movie Guide. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:118917. Retrieved January 7, 2009. 

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