Dede Allen Biography (1924?-)
Full name, Dorothea Carothers Allen; born December 3, 1924 (some sources cite1925), in Cleveland, OH; father worked for Union Carbide; mother, an actress; married Stephen Fleischman (a director, documentary producer, news executive, and writer), c. 1950; children: Tom (a sound mixer), Ramey Ellis Ward (daughter; a production coordinator). Addresses: Manager: Martin Bauer, Bauer Co., 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Film editor, producer
- Birth Details
- December 3, 1924?
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Editor
- Because of Eve, International, 1948
- Endowing Your Future (short film), 1957
- Terror from the Year 5000 (also known as Cage of Doom, The Girl from 5000 A.D., and Terror from 5000 A.D.), American International Pictures, 1958
- Odds against Tomorrow, United Artists, 1959
- The Hustler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
- America, America (also known as The Anatolian Smile), Warner Bros., 1963
- It's Always Now (short film), 1965
- Bonnie and Clyde, Warner Bros., 1967
- Rachel, Rachel, Warner Bros., 1968
- Alice's Restaurant, United Artists, 1969
- Little Big Man, National General, 1970
- Slaughterhouse-Five, Universal, 1972
- Coeditor, Visions of Eight, Cinema V, 1973
- (With Richard Marks) Serpico, Paramount, 1973
- Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros., 1975
- (With Jerry Greenberg and Stephen Rotter) Night Moves, Warner Bros., 1975
- (With Greenberg and Rotter) The Missouri Breaks, United Artists, 1976
- Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
- The Wiz, Universal, 1978
- (With Craig McKay; also executive producer, with Simon Relph) Reds, Paramount, 1981
- Harry and Son, Orion, 1984
- (With Jeff Gourson) Mike's Murder, Warner Bros., 1984
- The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
- (With Angelo Corrao) Off Beat, Buena Vista, 1986
- (With Jim Miller) The Milagro Beanfield War, Universal, 1988
- (With Miller) Let It Ride, Paramount, 1989
- Coeditor, Henry & June, Universal, 1990
- Coeditor, The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991
- Wonder Boys (also known as Die Wonder Boys), Paramount, 2000
- John Q, New Line Cinema, 2002
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- Interviewee, NYTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998
- Herself, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood, BBC (England), 2003
- Episodic
- Appeared in an episode of American Cinema, PBS.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996
- Women Filmmakers and Their Films, St. James Press, 1998
- Entertainment Weekly, March 23, 2001, p. 52
- Los Angeles, March, 2002, p. 84