Pasquale Buba

Pasquale A. "Pat" Buba (April 16, 1946 – September 12, 2018) was an American film editor, noted for his longtime collaboration with George A. Romero.

Biography Pasquale Buba was born on April 16, 1946, as the second child of Edward Buba (d. 1997) and Angeline Buba (née Gentile; 1921–2017). His mother, who was born in the Italian city of Tursi, came to the United States in 1929.

Buba started to work as a sound engineer and editor in the early 1970s for Pittsburgh's WQED. Together with John Harrison and Dusty Nelson he founded the small Pittsburgh-based production company BuDuDa in 1973.

He married production manager Zilla Clinton in 1983, and remained together until his death in 2018. His funeral was held on November 24.

Selected filmography Film editing 1975: The Winners (documentary series, 1 episode) 1975: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (television series, 7 episodes) 1980: Effects 1981: Knightriders 1982: Creepshow (segment: The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill) 1985: Day of the Dead 1988: Monkey Shines 1989: Stepfather II 1990: Two Evil Eyes (segment: The Black Cat) 1990: Tales from the Crypt (television series, 3 episodes) 1993: The Dark Half 1993: Striking Distance 1995: Heat 1996: Looking for Richard (documentary) 1997: The Brave 1999: Simpatico 2000: The In Crowd 2000: Chinese Coffee 2003: I Witness 2004: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2005: Babbleonia (documentary) 2011: Wilde Salomé (documentary) 2013: Salomé

Acting 1977: Martin as Drug Dealer Shot By Police 1978: Dawn of the Dead as Motorcycle Raider (final film role)

Producer 1980: Effects