Ralph Dawson

Ralph Dawson (April 18, 1897 – November 15, 1962) was an American film editor who also did some acting, directing, and screenwriting. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing four times, and won the Award three times. He died on November 15, 1962.

Selected filmography as editor + Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes1925 Lady of the NightMonta Bell 1927 Beware of Married MenArchie Mayo If I Were SingleRoy Del RuthFirst collaboration with Roy Del Ruth 1928 TenderloinMichael CurtizFirst collaboration with Michael Curtiz Five and Ten Cent AnnieRoy Del RuthSecond collaboration with Roy Del Ruth Caught in the FogHoward Bretherton Black ButterfliesJames W. Horne The Singing FoolLloyd BaconFirst collaboration with Lloyd Bacon Beware of BachelorsRoy Del RuthThird collaboration with Roy Del Ruth 1929 Stark MadLloyd BaconSecond collaboration with Lloyd Bacon The Desert SongRoy Del RuthFourth collaboration with Roy Del Ruth 1930 Under a Texas MoonMichael CurtizSecond collaboration with Michael Curtiz Big BoyAlan Crosland Outward BoundRobert Milton 1931 My Past Roy Del RuthFifth collaboration with Roy Del Ruth Blonde CrazySixth collaboration with Roy Del Ruth The Mad GeniusMichael CurtizThird collaboration with Michael Curtiz Her Majesty, LoveWilliam DieterleFirst collaboration with William Dieterle 1932 High PressureMervyn LeRoyFirst collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy Jewel RobberyWilliam DieterleSecond collaboration with William Dieterle One Way PassageTay Garnett 1933 Girl MissingRobert FloreyFirst collaboration with Robert Florey The Silk ExpressRay Enright 1934 Something Always HappensMichael Powell The FirebirdWilliam DieterleThird collaboration with William Dieterle Sweet AdelineMervyn LeRoySecond collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream William DieterleFourth collaboration with William Dieterle Dr. SocratesFifth collaboration with William Dieterle 1936 The Story of Louis PasteurSixth collaboration with William Dieterle Anthony Adverse Mervyn LeRoyThird collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy Three Men on a HorseFourth collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy 1937 The Prince and the PauperWilliam KeighleyFirst collaboration with William Keighley Another DawnWilliam DieterleSeventh collaboration with William Dieterle First LadyStanley Logan 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Four DaughtersMichael CurtizFifth collaboration with Michael Curtiz The Dawn PatrolEdmund GouldingFirst collaboration with Edmund Goulding 1939 Yes, My Darling DaughterWilliam KeighleyThird collaboration with William Keighley Daughters CourageousMichael CurtizSixth collaboration with Michael Curtiz Espionage AgentLloyd BaconThird collaboration with Lloyd Bacon Four WivesMichael CurtizSeventh collaboration with Michael Curtiz 1940 'Til We Meet AgainEdmund GouldingSecond collaboration with Edmund Goulding Knute Rockne, All AmericanLloyd BaconFourth collaboration with Lloyd Bacon 1941 Four MothersWilliam KeighleyFourth collaboration with William Keighley The Great LieEdmund GouldingThird collaboration with Edmund Goulding ManpowerRaoul WalshFirst collaboration with Raoul Walsh 1942 Kings RowSam WoodFirst collaboration with Sam Wood Larceny, Inc.Lloyd BaconFifth collaboration with Lloyd Bacon George Washington Slept HereWilliam KeighleyFifth collaboration with William Keighley 1944 The Adventures of Mark TwainIrving Rapper Mr. SkeffingtonVincent Sherman Experiment PerilousJacques Tourneur 1945 The Spanish MainFrank Borzage Saratoga Trunk Sam WoodSecond collaboration with Sam Wood 1946 HeartbeatThird collaboration with Sam Wood Lady LuckEdwin L. Marin 1947 HoneymoonWilliam KeighleySixth collaboration with William Keighley IvySam WoodFourth collaboration with Sam Wood Ride the Pink HorseRobert MontgomeryFirst collaboration with Robert Montgomery 1948 All My SonsIrving Reis Rogues' RegimentRobert FloreySecond collaboration with Robert Florey An Act of MurderMichael Gordon 1949 Once More, My DarlingRobert MontgomerySecond collaboration with Robert Montgomery Free for AllCharles Barton UndertowWilliam Castle 1950 DeportedRobert Siodmak PeggyFred de Cordova HarveyHenry Koster Mystery SubmarineDouglas Sirk1951 Sealed CargoAlfred L. Werker 1952 A Girl in Every PortChester Erskine The Lusty MenNicholas Ray Blackbeard the PirateRaoul WalshSecond collaboration with Raoul Walsh 1953 Island in the SkyWilliam A. WellmanFirst collaboration with William A. Wellman HondoJohn Farrow1954 The High and the MightyWilliam A. WellmanSecond collaboration with William A. Wellman 1956 The BossByron Haskin Flight to Hong KongJoseph M. Newman

+ Actor Year Film Director Role Notes1935 SkyboundRaymond K. JohnsonPlainclothesman 1937 The Schooner GangW. Devenport Hackney

Shorts

+ Editor Year Film Director 1948 Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra in Redskin Rhumba Will Cowan Buddy Rich and His Orchestra

Awards and nominations Year of ceremony Ceremony Award Nominated work Result 1936 8th Academy Awards Best Film Editing A Midsummer Night's Dream 1937 9th Academy Awards Best Film Editing Anthony Adverse 1939 11th Academy Awards Best Film Editing The Adventures of Robin Hood 1955 27th Academy Awards Best Film Editing The High and the Mighty