Dede Allen, The Lost Interview - Part 1

"I couldn't get into picture editing because the head of Editorial at Columbia didn't believe women should get into editing."

In April 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing legendary film editor Dede Allen at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood. For some odd reason the tapes were misplaced and only resurfaced recently.

In this, Part 1 of our evening with Dede Allen, we talk about her early career (15 years) as a sound editor, and her first big break as a picture editor on the film "Odds Against Tomorrow" directed by Robert Wise. We touch on her politics, her childhood, her college life and her love of movies. We show a scene from Dog Day Afternoon and talk about it.
We end Part 1 with a scene from the movie REDS, directed by Warren Beatty.

There are only so many questions that one can ask an editor that the editor has not answered before. So although I did ask some of those same questions, it was my goal to get to know Ms. Allen as a person, not just an editor.

In the audience that night was Dede's husband, the great writer and producer of dozens of documentary films for CBS and ABC news, Steve Fleishman.

Special thanks to Dean Cleary for putting this altogether and Victor Maldonado for his camera work.

NOTE: Unfortunately the audio was recorded from the on-board camera mic and there are some issues. It does get better as it progresses, but it is necessary in parts to turn the volume up.

We Urge you to view the clips if you can.

Hosted by Michael Horton.

View the Dog Day Afternoon Clip at:
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You can view Reds on DVD or Netflix
The scene starts at approximately at 33:48 and ends at about 50:00