Dede Allen

Birth Name:

Dorothea Corothers Allen

Birth Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Profession

Editor, Producer

Received the Crystal Award from Women in Film for her contribution in expanding the role of women in the film industry
She served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts Sciences
After studying at Scripps College in California, Allen worked her way through the ranks of the film industry, working as a production runner, sound librarian and assistant film editor
Known for her raw and realistic style of film editing
Drew inspiration from European film editing techniques commonly used in French New Wave films of the 1960s
Her father, director Robert Wise, edited the Orson Welles classic "Citizen Kane․"

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