Dede Allen

Dede Allen
Born
Dorothea Carothers Allen

(1923-12-03)December 3, 1923
DiedApril 17, 2010(2010-04-17) (aged 86)
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1948–2008
Spouse
Stephen Fleischman
(m. 1945)
Children2, including Tom Fleischman

Dorothea Carothers "Dede" Allen (December 3, 1923 – April 17, 2010) was an American film editor.

Allen edited films such as The Hustler (1961), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Reds (1981). She collaborated with director Arthur Penn, (1967–1976), and worked with directors Sidney Lumet, Robert Wise, Elia Kazan, and George Roy Hill. She was a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.