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Ralph Dawson(1897-1962)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Ralph Dawson was born on 18 April 1897 in Westboro, Massachusetts, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Anthony Adverse (1936) and Harvey (1950). He died on 15 November 1962 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
BornApril 18, 1897
DiedNovember 15, 1962(65)
BornApril 18, 1897
DiedNovember 15, 1962(65)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Eugene Pallette in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.9
  • Editor
  • 1938
Olivia de Havilland and Fredric March in Anthony Adverse (1936)
Anthony Adverse
6.3
  • Editor
  • 1936
James Stewart, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Josephine Hull, and Cecil Kellaway in Harvey (1950)
Harvey
7.9
  • Editor
  • 1950
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.8
  • Editor
  • 1935

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Editor

  • Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
    Flight to Hong Kong
    5.7
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • John Payne in The Boss (1956)
    The Boss
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1956
  • John Wayne, Jan Sterling, David Brian, Laraine Day, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, Robert Stack, and Claire Trevor in The High and the Mighty (1954)
    The High and the Mighty
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1954
  • Hondo (1953)
    Hondo
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1953
  • John Wayne and Dawn Bender in Island in the Sky (1953)
    Island in the Sky
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1953
  • Robert Newton in Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
    Blackbeard, the Pirate
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1952
  • Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward, and Arthur Kennedy in The Lusty Men (1952)
    The Lusty Men
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1952
  • Groucho Marx, William Bendix, and Marie Wilson in A Girl in Every Port (1952)
    A Girl in Every Port
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1952
  • Dana Andrews, Claude Rains, and Carla Balenda in Sealed Cargo (1951)
    Sealed Cargo
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Macdonald Carey and Märta Torén in Mystery Submarine (1950)
    Mystery Submarine
    5.7
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • James Stewart, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Josephine Hull, and Cecil Kellaway in Harvey (1950)
    Harvey
    7.9
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Charles Coburn and Diana Lynn in Peggy (1950)
    Peggy
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Jeff Chandler, Marina Berti, and Märta Torén in Deported (1950)
    Deported
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1950
  • Scott Brady, Dorothy Hart, and John Russell in Undertow (1949)
    Undertow
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1949
  • Ann Blyth, Robert Cummings, and Percy Kilbride in Free for All (1949)
    Free for All
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1949

Director

  • The Life of the Party
    • Director
    • 1934
  • The Bermondsey Kid (1933)
    The Bermondsey Kid
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Carroll Nye, George E. Stone, and Loretta Young in The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929)
    The Girl in the Glass Cage
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1929

Writer

  • Soho Conspiracy (1950)
    Soho Conspiracy
    2.8
    • adapted by
    • 1950
  • The Dance of Death
    • writer
    • 1938
  • The Schooner Gang
    • Writer
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 18, 1897
    • Westboro, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 1962
    • Woodland Hills, California, USA
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    • 2 Articles

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    Distinguished Oscar-winning American editor, who did his best work on some of the best films made at Warner Brothers during the 1930s. In the movie business from 1919, Dawson was under contract to Warners from 1927-45 (returning for another spell, 1953-54), subsequently moving on to RKO (1945-46) and Universal (1947-50).
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