Biography
Robert Clifford Jones (March 30, 1936 – February 1, 2021) was an American film editor, screenwriter, and educator. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller (seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby (four films from 1973 to 1982). Jones was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976).
Filmography
all 43
Movies 42
self 5
Writer 4
TV Shows 1
Self
Hal (2019)
Movie
Lui-même
Le Temps des bêtes : un film de cruauté et de compassion (2017)
Movie
Self
A Search For Truth: Robert C. Jones On Hal Ashby’s 'The Last Detail' (2017)
Movie
Self
Golden Gate Girls (2013)
Movie
Self
A Special Kind of Love (2008)
Movie
Self
A Love Story of Today (2008)
Movie
On Board the Ship of Fools (2007)
Movie
Editor
Unconditional Love (2002)
Movie
Editor
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Movie
Editor
Bulworth (1998)
Movie
6.17
Editor
City Hall (1996)
Movie
6
Editor
Love Affair (1994)
Movie
Editor
The Babe (1992)
Movie
6
Editor
Married to It (1991)
Movie
Editor
Days of Thunder (1990)
Movie
3.29
Editor
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Movie
5
Editor
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
Movie
Writer
Beauty and the Beast (1984)
Movie
Writer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984)
Movie
Editor
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Movie
Teleplay
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Writer
Being There (1979)
Movie
5.62
Editor
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Movie
Writer
Coming Home (1978)
Movie
Editor
Bound for Glory (1976)
Movie
Editor
Shampoo (1975)
Movie
6
Editor
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
Movie
Editor
The Last Detail (1973)
Movie
6
Editor
Man of La Mancha (1972)
Movie
6
Editor
The New Centurions (1972)
Movie
Editor
Cisco Pike (1972)
Movie
Editor
Love Story (1970)
Movie
8
Editor
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Movie
1
Editor
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Movie
Editor
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Movie
4.67
Editor
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Movie
Editor
Tobruk (1967)
Movie
Editor
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
Movie
Editor
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
Movie
Editor
Ship of Fools (1965)
Movie
Editor
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
Movie
Editor
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Movie
5.79
Editor
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.98
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1970
1982
1975
2019
Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-03-30
Deathday2021-02-02 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
ChildrenLeslie Jones
FatherHarmon Jones
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAmerican Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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