Robert C. Jones
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| Born | March 8, 1937 (age 71) San Francisco, California |
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| Occupation | screenwriter film editor |
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Robert C. Jones (born March 8, 1937), sometimes credited as Robert Jones, is a screenwriter and film editor. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). He is also noted for his extended collaboration (1967-1992) as an editor with the director Arthur Hiller.
Jones served at the Army Pictorial Center from 1958-1960 as a Specialist 4.[1]
Jones is current a professor at the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California (USC).[2]
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[edit] Filmography
The director for each film is indicated in parenthesis.
[edit] Writer
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- Being There (Hal Ashby - 1979)
- Coming Home (Hal Ashby - 1978). Academy Award and Writers Guild Award for Best Screenplay.
[edit] Editor
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- Unconditional Love (P. J. Hogan-2002)
- Crazy in Alabama (Antonio Banderas-1999)
- Bulworth (Warren Beatty-1998)
- City Hall (Harold Becker-1996)
- Love Affair (Glenn Gordon Caron-1994)
- The Babe (Arthur Hiller-1992)
- Beyond the Law (Larry Ferguson-1992)
- Married to It (Arthur Hiller-1991)
- Days of Thunder (Tony Scott-1990)
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil (Arthur Hiller-1989)
- Twice in a Lifetime (Bud Yorkin-1985)
- Lookin' to Get Out (directed by Hal Ashby-1982)
- Heaven Can Wait (Warren Beatty and Buck Henry-1978)
- Bound for Glory (Hal Ashby-1976). Nominated for Best Editing Oscar.
- Shampoo (Hal Ashby-1975)
- The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
- The Last Detail (Hal Ashby-1973)
- Man of La Mancha (Arthur Hiller-1972)
- The New Centurions (Richard Fleischer-1972)
- Cisco Pike (1972)
- Love Story (Arthur Hiller-1970)
- Paint Your Wagon (Joshua Logan-1969)
- I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (Hy Averback-1968)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Stanley Kramer-1967). Nominated for Best Editing Oscar and for ACE Eddie.
- The Tiger Makes Out (Arthur Hiller-1967)
- Tobruk (Arthur Hiller-1967)
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (Harmon Jones-1966)
- The Trouble with Angels (Ida Lupino-1966)
- Ship of Fools (Stanley Kramer-1965)
- Invitation to a Gunfighter (Richard Wilson-1964)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Stanley Kramer-1963). Nominated for Best Editing Oscar and for ACE Eddie.
- A Child Is Waiting (John Cassavetes-1963)
[edit] Academy Award Nominations
- (won) Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Coming Home (1978).
- Best Film Editing, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
- Best Film Editing, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).
- Best Film Editing, Bound for Glory (1976)
[edit] References
- ^ Jones, Robert C. (2004). "Robert C. Jones", webpage archived on 2008-04-05 at WebCite this original URL.
- ^ "Robert Jones", University of Southern California webpage archived 2008-04-05 at WebCite from this original URL.
[edit] External links
- Robert C. Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert C. Jones as screenwriter
- Robert C. Jones Awards
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