Robert Estrin
American film editor
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| Intro | American film editor | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Film editor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 3 March 1942 | |
| Age | 82 years | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Robert "Bob" L. Estrin (born 3 March 1942 in Lakewood, New Jersey) is an American film editor.
Career
Estrin started his career in the 1970s. His first work was a documentary feature about the photographer Imogen Cunningham. Later he also edited feature films such as The Candidate (1972), Badlands (1973) and Memory of Us (1974). His last work was the cut of the 1995 comedy film The Perez Family.
Estrin's sister Sandra Adair also works as a film editor.
Selected filmography
- 1970: Imogen Cunningham, Photographer (documentary)
- 1970: The Unexplained (documentary)
- 1970: It Couldn't Be Done (documentary)
- 1971: The Numbers Start with the River (short doucumentary)
- 1971: Brazil: A Report on Torture (documentary)
- 1972: The Candidate
- 1973: Badlands
- 1974: Memory of Us
- 1976: Almos' a Man (short)
- 1976: Pipe Dreams
- 1978: Mirrors
- 1982: CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series, one episode)
- 1983: Breathless
- 1985: Creation of the Universe (documentary)
- 1985: Desert Hearts
- 1986: What Happened to Kerouac? (documentary)
- 1986: Maricela (TV movie)
- 1987: Young Harry Houdini (TV movie)
- 1988: Colors
- 1990: Internal Affairs
- 1991: The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
- 1992: A River Runs Through It
- 1995: The Perez Family
Awards
For his cut of the documentary film Creation of the Universe Estrin was nominated for an Eddie Award of American Cinema Editors in 1985.