Robert C. Jones
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Robert C. Jones sometimes credited as Robert Jones, is a screenwriter
and film editor. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones has had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller
(seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby
(4 films from 1973 to 1982). Jones has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Film Editing
(Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976)).
Jones served at the Army Pictorial Center from 1958-1960 as a Specialist 4.
Jones is currently a professor at the School of Cinematic Arts
of the University of Southern California
(USC).
Jones is married to Sylvia Hirsch, a psychology professor. He is the son of film editor Harmon Jones, and the father of film editor Leslie Jones
; all three editors have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film editor. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones has had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller, OC is a Canadian film director. His filmography includes 33 major studio releases, including the 1970 film Love Story...
(seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby was an American film director and film editor.-Birth and early years:Born William Hal Ashby in Ogden, Utah, Ashby grew up in a Mormon household and had a tumultuous childhood as part of a dysfunctional family which included the divorce of his parents, his father's suicide and his...
(4 films from 1973 to 1982). Jones has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Film Editing
Academy Award for Film Editing
The Academy Award for Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. Since 1981, every film selected as Best Picture has also been nominated for the Film Editing...
(Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976)).
Jones served at the Army Pictorial Center from 1958-1960 as a Specialist 4.
Jones is currently a professor at the School of Cinematic Arts
USC School of Cinematic Arts
The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television , is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of...
of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC).
Jones is married to Sylvia Hirsch, a psychology professor. He is the son of film editor Harmon Jones, and the father of film editor Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones (editor)
Leslie Jones is an American film editor with more than a dozen film credits and nominations for several major film editing awards.Jones is the daughter of the film editor Robert C. Jones and the granddaughter of the editor Harmon Jones, each of whom has been nominated for an Academy Award for editing...
; all three editors have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Writer
- Being ThereBeing ThereBeing There is a 1979 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby. Adapted from the 1971 novella written by Jerzy Kosinski, the screenplay was coauthored by Kosinski and Robert C. Jones. The film stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard A...
(Hal Ashby - 1979) - Coming Home (Hal Ashby - 1978). Academy Award and Writers Guild Award for Best Screenplay.
Editor
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Academy Award nominations
- (won) Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Coming Home (1978).
- Best Film Editing, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
- Best Film Editing, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).
- Best Film Editing, Bound for Glory (1976)