Ralph Dawson


Ralph Dawson 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

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1935SkyboundRaymond K. JohnsonPlainclothesmanUncredited
1937The Schooner GangW. Devenport HackneyUncredited

YearFilm
1929The Girl in the Glass Cage
1933The Bermondsey Kid
1934The Life of the Party

YearFilmDirector
1937The Schooner GangW. Devenport Hackney
1938The Dance of DeathGerald Blake
1950Soho ConspiracyCecil Williamson

;Shorts
YearFilmDirector
1948Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra in Redskin RhumbaWill Cowan
1948Buddy Rich and His OrchestraWill Cowan

Awards and nominations