Robert Dalva

Personal Info

Known ForEditing
Born1942-04-14
BirthplaceNew York City, New York, USA

Robert Dalva

Editing

Biography

Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942–January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes The Black Stallion, Raising Cain, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, October Sky, and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. He also directed the film The Black Stallion Returns (1983).

Dalva was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Black Stallion (1979).

Dalva was an alumnus of Colgate University and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

Dalva was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors and was considered to be part of a core group of successful filmmakers known as The Dirty Dozen, who were film students at the University of Southern California in the 1960s.

Dalva died from lymphoma in Larkspur, California, on January 27, 2023, at the age of 80.

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Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Robert Dalva

Filmography

Acting (4)

Production & Directing (23)

2016
5.1
2015
HeistEditor
6.1
2013
6.1
2013
LovelaceEditor
6.0
5.8
2013
5.0
2010
The River WhyConsulting Editor
5.3
2008
6.5
2004
HidalgoEditor
6.9
6.2
1999
4.7
1999
7.7
1995
JumanjiEditor
7.2
1992
6.0
1985
LatinoEditor
5.5
7.1
1978
ForeverEditor
10.0
1975
Fighting for Our LivesEditorial Consultant
6.5
1969
5.9