Hugh A. Robertson 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 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.
Hugh A. Robertson
Active - 1959 - 1974 |
Birth - May 28, 1932 |
Death - Jan 10, 1988 |
Genres - Drama, Action-Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Comedy Drama
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Subgenres - Blaxploitation Film, Buddy Film, LGBT-Related Film, Neo-Noir, Political Drama
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Hugh A. Robertson Jr., Hugh Robertson-
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