Sandra Adair | |
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Born | Sandra B. Estrin 1952 (age 72–73) |
Occupation | Film editor |
Spouse | Dwight Adair (m. 1978) |
Sandra Adair (born 1952) is an American film editor. [1] Since the 1993, with the film Dazed and Confused, she has worked with director Richard Linklater on over twenty feature films. [2]
Sandra B. Adair (born Estrin) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Rachel and Herman Estrin. Her family moved to Las Vegas in the early 1960s. [1]
Adair later lived in Los Angeles. In 1978, she married television director and filmmaker Dwight R. Adair (Dallas; Dynasty). [3] In the beginning of her career, she often worked as assistant editor for her brother, Robert Estrin. [1] Together, they worked on films and documentary features such as Desert Hearts (1985), Creation of the Universe (1985), What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) and Internal Affairs (1990). In 1991, she moved to Austin, Texas. Since 1993, she has edited all of Richard Linklater's films, [4] and has co-produced some of them.
Adair received the ACE Eddie Award for her editing of Boyhood (2014). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.
Adair is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Austin Film Society.
Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
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1974 | The Swinging Cheerleaders | Jack Hill | Assistant editor | |
1976 | Pipe Dreams | Stephen Verona | ||
Mansion of the Doomed | Michael Pataki | |||
1977 | Outlaw Blues | Richard T. Heffron | Uncredited | |
1980 | The Hollywood Knights | Floyd Mutrux | ||
1981 | True Confessions | Ulu Grosbard | First assistant editor | |
1982 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Jerry Belson | Assistant film editor | |
1985 | Desert Hearts | Donna Deitch | Assistant editor | |
1990 | Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | Additional editor | |
2015 | The Teller and the Truth | Andrew Shapter | Supervising editor | |
2021 | Blue Miracle | Julio Quintana | Editor |
Year | Film | Director | Credit |
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2014 | Boyhood | Richard Linklater | Co-producer |
Year | Film | Director |
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2008 | Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach | Richard Linklater |
2011 | Sushi: The Global Catch | Mark Hall |
2012 | Shepard & Dark | Treva Wurmfeld |
2015 | A Single Frame | Brandon Dickerson |
2016 | At the Fork | John Papola |
2017 | The Secret Life of Lance Letscher | Herself |
2020 | Take Pains, Be Perfect | Kristi Frazier |
2021 | Without Getting Killed or Caught |
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Year | Film | Director | Role |
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1986 | What Happened to Kerouac? |
| Assistant editor |
2008 | Tattooed Under Fire | Nancy Schiesari | Editing consultant |
Year | Film |
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2017 | The Secret Life of Lance Letscher |
Year | Film | Director | Credit |
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2008 | Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach | Richard Linklater | Associate producer |
2012 | Shepard & Dark | Treva Wurmfeld | |
2017 | The Secret Life of Lance Letscher | Herself | Producer |
Year | Film | Director | Role |
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2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater |
| Special thanks |
2019 | Running with Beto | David Modigliani | Thanks |
Year | Film | Director |
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2003 | Live from Shiva's Dance Floor | Richard Linklater |
2019 | Another Day at the Office |
Year | Film | Director |
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1992 | Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys |
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Year | Film | Role |
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1985 | Creation of the Universe | Assistant editor |
Year | Film | Director |
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1986 | Maricela | Christine Burrill |
2004 | $5.15/Hr. | Richard Linklater |
Year | Film | Director | Role |
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1978 | King | Abby Mann | Assistant editor |
1979 | Anatomy of a Seduction | Steven Hilliard Stern |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1991 | American Playhouse | 1 episode |
2000 | Dream House | |
2022 | LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | King | Assistant editor | 3 episodes |
2010 | Independent Lens | Consulting editor | 1 episode |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Up to Speed | Curry House | 1 episode |
Year | Film | Director |
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1991 | The Hollow Boy | Noel Black |
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