
- Known for
- Editing
- Credits
- 26 films
- Born
- April 14, 1942
- Died
- January 27, 2023 (aged 80)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Editing
Robert Dalva
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).
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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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Known for
Acting 3
- 2007Fog City Mavericks · Self
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema · Self
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope · Self
Editing 21
- 2016Precious Cargo · Editor
- 2015Heist · Editor
- 2013Sweetwater · Editor
- 2013Lovelace · Editor
- 2013A Fierce Green Fire · Editor
- 2013Knife Fight · Editor
- 2011Captain America: The First Avenger · Editor
- 2010The River Why · Consulting Editor
Directing 2
- —Close-Up on The Conversation · Director
- 1983The Black Stallion Returns · Director











