Robert C. Jones
| Robert C. Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Clifford Jones March 30, 1936 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Film editor, screenwriter, college professor at USC |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Hirsch Jones |
| Children | Leslie Jones |
| Parent(s) | Harmon Jones |
Robert Clifford Jones (born March 30, 1936) is a film editor, screenwriter, and educator. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones has had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller (seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby (4 films from 1973 to 1982).[1] Jones has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Film Editing (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976).
Life and career
Jones served at the Army Pictorial Center from 1958 to 1960 as a film editor, editing Army training films, documentaries, and several segments of The Big Picture television program.[2]
Jones is currently a professor at the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California (USC).[3]
Jones is married to Sylvia Hirsch Jones, Ph.D, a psychotherapist. He is the son of film editor Harmon Jones, and the father of film editor Leslie Jones; all three editors have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.[4] Hayley Sussman, Ph.D., Jones' second daughter, is a psychologist like her mother.
In February 2014, Jones was presented with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.
Filmography
The director for each film is indicated in parentheses.
Writer
- Being There (Uncredited) (Hal Ashby - 1979)
- Coming Home (Hal Ashby - 1978). Academy Award and Writers Guild Award for Best Screenplay.
Editor
- 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 (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 (Bill L. Norton-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)
Academy Awards
- Winner Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Coming Home (1978).
- Nominee Best Film Editing, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
- Nominee Best Film Editing, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).
- Nominee Best Film Editing, Bound for Glory (1976)
See also
References
- ↑ "Robert C. Jones Filmography". The New York Times.
- ↑ Jones, Robert C. (2004). "Robert C. Jones". Archived from the original on 2008-04-05.
- ↑ "Robert Jones". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05.
- ↑ Archerd, Army (February 24, 1999). "Grammys take center stage". Variety. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
Leslie Jones received an Oscar nom this year for editing "The Thin Red Line," while her father, Robert C. Jones, received a nomination for editing for "It's A Mad (4) World" in 1963 and her grandfather, Harmon Jones, received the same nomination on "A Gentleman's Agreement" in 1947.
Further reading
- Kaufman, Debra (April 2014). "The Art of Making People Think: Robert C. Jones: 2014 ACE Career Achievement Award Honoree". Editors Guild Magazine. 3 (2).