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Robert C. Jones

Robert C. Jones
Born
Robert Clifford Jones

(1936-03-30)March 30, 1936[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2021(2021-02-01) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
SpouseSylvia Hirsch Jones
ChildrenLeslie Jones
ParentHarmon Jones

Robert Clifford Jones (March 30, 1936 – February 1, 2021) was an American film editor, screenwriter, and educator. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller (seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby (four films from 1973 to 1982).[2] Jones was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976).

  1. ^ "California Birth Index, 1905–1995". FamilySearch. November 27, 2014. Robert Clifford Jones, March 30, 1936; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  2. ^ "Robert C. Jones Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.

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