
Person
Robert Dalva
Editing · Born 1942-04-14 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Dalva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Director

Captain America: The First Avenger
Editor

Cadillac Desert
Editor

Lovelace
Editor

October Sky
Editor

Hidalgo
Editor

Jumanji
Editor

The Black Stallion
Editor

Heist
Editor

Raising Cain
Editor
Filmography
- 2016Precious CargoEditor
- 2015HeistEditor
- 2013SweetwaterEditor
- 2013LovelaceEditor
- 2013A Fierce Green FireEditor
- 2013Knife FightEditor
- 2011Captain America: The First AvengerEditor
- 2010The River WhyConsulting Editor
- 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsDirector
- 2008Touching HomeEditor
- 2007Fog City MavericksSelf
- 2005The Prize Winner of Defiance, OhioEditor
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelf
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'Self
- 2004HidalgoEditor
- 2001Jurassic Park IIIEditor
- 1999Conceiving AdaEditor
- 1999October SkyEditor
- 1997Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of NatureEditor
- 1997Cadillac DesertEditor
- 1995JumanjiEditor
- 1992Raising CainEditor
- 1985LatinoEditor
- 1983The Black Stallion ReturnsDirector
- 1979The Black StallionEditor
- 1978ForeverEditor
- 1975Fighting for Our LivesEditorial Consultant
- 1969Lions LoveEditor
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