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Sandra Adair

Sandra Adair (born 1952) is an American film editor.[1] Since 1993, with the film Dazed and Confused, she has worked with director Richard Linklater on over twenty feature films.[2]

Sandra Adair
Born
Sandra B. Estrin

1952 (age 73–74)
Carlsbad, New Mexico
OccupationFilm editor
Spouse
Dwight Adair
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(m. 1978)​

Life and career

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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.

Selected filmography

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Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1988 The Telephone Rip Torn
1990 Smoothtalker Tom Milo
1993 Dazed and Confused Richard Linklater First collaboration with Richard Linklater
1994 The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Kim Henkel
1995 Before Sunrise Richard Linklater
1996 SubUrbia
1998 The Newton Boys
They Come at Night Lindy Laub
2001 Waking Life Richard Linklater
Tape
2003 Rolling Kansas Thomas Haden Church
Sexless Alex Holdridge
School of Rock Richard Linklater
2004 Before Sunset
2005 Bad News Bears
2006 Fast Food Nation
A Scanner Darkly
2007 Elvis and Anabelle Will Geiger
2008 Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater
2010 Everything Must Go Dan Rush
2011 Bernie Richard Linklater
2013 Before Midnight
2014 Boyhood
2015 Tumbledown Sean Mewshaw
2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Richard Linklater
2017 Last Flag Flying
2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2021 Blue Miracle Julio Quintana
2022 Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard Linklater
Alone Together Katie Holmes
2023 Hit Man Richard Linklater Twentieth collaboration with Richard Linklater
2025 Blue Moon
Due West Evan Miller
TBA
 Merrily We Roll Along Richard Linklater
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
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
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
2014 Boyhood Richard Linklater Co-producer
Documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director
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
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1986 What Happened to Kerouac?
Assistant editor
2008 Tattooed Under Fire Nancy Schiesari Editing consultant
Director
Year Film
2017 The Secret Life of Lance Letscher
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
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
Thanks
Year Film Director Role
2014 21 Years: Richard Linklater
  • Michael Dunaway
  • Tara Wood
 Special thanks
2019 Running with Beto David Modigliani Thanks
Shorts
Editor
Year Film Director
2003 Live from Shiva's Dance Floor Richard Linklater
2019 Another Day at the Office
TV documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director
1992 Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
  • Gene Rosow
  • Jeff Weinstock
Editorial department
Year Film Role
1985 Creation of the Universe Assistant editor
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1986 Maricela Christine Burrill
2004 $5.15/Hr. Richard Linklater
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1978 King Abby Mann Assistant editor
1979 Anatomy of a Seduction Steven Hilliard Stern
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1991 American Playhouse 1 episode
2000 Dream House
2022 LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy 2 episodes
Editorial department
Year Title Role Notes
1978 King Assistant editor 3 episodes
2010 Independent Lens Consulting editor 1 episode
Actress
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Up to Speed Curry House 1 episode
TV shorts
Editor
Year Film Director
1991 The Hollow Boy Noel Black

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 England, Katie (January 17, 2015). "Carlsbad native nominated for Academy Award for film editing of 'Boyhood'". Current-Argus. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Malin, Sean (April 5, 2022). "Richard Linklater and Sandra Adair: Three Decades of Action and Cuts". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Jones, Kimberly (May 13, 2011). "The Cutup: Sandra Adair's rhythm method". The Austin Chronicle.
  4. ↑ Alter, Ethan (July 17, 2014). "How 'Boyhood' Editor Sandra Adair Helped Shape The Film's 12-Year Evolution". indiewire.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

Further reading

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