Ralph Rosenblum was an American film editor who worked extensively with the directors Sidney Lumet and Woody Allen.
13 Facts About Ralph Rosenblum
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Ralph Rosenblum won the 1977 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for his work on Annie Hall, and published an influential memoir When the Shooting Stops, the Cutting Begins: A Film Editor's Story.
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Towards the end of the World War II in 1945, Rosenblum worked as a filmmaking apprentice in the US Office of War Information; among his mentors there were Sidney Meyers and Helen van Dongen.
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In 1966, Ralph Rosenblum was nominated for an American Cinema Editors "Eddie" award for A Thousand Clowns, which was directed by Fred Coe.
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In 1968, Ralph Rosenblum was hired as an "editorial consultant" to help a young Woody Allen hone a large amount of footage into what became Allen's first film, the mockumentary Take the Money and Run.
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Ralph Rosenblum went on to edit the next five of Allen's films, including Annie Hall, for which he won the 1977 BAFTA Award for Best Editing with Wendy Greene Bricmont.
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Ralph Rosenblum [Allen] managed to rescue Interiors, much to his credit.
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In 1979, Ralph Rosenblum published a book written with Robert Karen, When the Shooting Stops, the Cutting Begins: A Film Editor's Story.
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Ralph Rosenblum did a service to editors everywhere with the 1979 publication of his memoir When the Shooting Stops.
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Ralph Rosenblum's revelations helped bring credit to the film editing profession, and forced scholars to reconsider editorial contributions.
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Ralph Rosenblum worked as a director for about five years, commencing with the documentary film Acting Out.
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Ralph Rosenblum's films included Summer Solstice, which was made for television and which was actor Henry Fonda's last film.
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Ralph Rosenblum had been selected as a member of the American Cinema Editors.