Ray Daniels (film editor)

Raymond L. Daniels Jr. (September 27, 1933 – July 5, 2017) was an American film editor.[1]

Ray Daniels
Born(1933-09-27)27 September 1933
Died15 July 2017(2017-07-15) (aged 83)
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1969–present
SpouseClaudia LaVarre (m. 1955)
Children3

Daniels is best known for his work on The Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Hawaii Five-O, and Hill Street Blues. He had an extended collaboration (1981–1985) with showrunner Steven Bochco and edited the pilots for Hill Street Blues[2] and L.A. Law. Daniels was nominated for seven Emmy Awards.[3]

Personal life

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Raymond L. Daniels Jr. was born on September 27, 1933, in New London, Connecticut, US. In 1942, the family moved to Los Angeles. He attended Hollywood High School and married Claudia LaVarre, daughter of actor John Merton and sister of Lane Bradford. Daniels died on July 5, 2017, in West Hills, California, US.[4]

Awards and nominations

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Primetime Emmy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1987 Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series L.A. Law Nominated [5]
1985 Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Hollywood Wives Nominated [6]
1984 Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Hill Street Blues Nominated [7]
1983 Hill Street Blues Won [8]
1982 Hill Street Blues Nominated [9]
1981 Hill Street Blues Nominated [10]
1975 The Streets of San Francisco Nominated [11]

American Cinema Editors Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1982 Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television Hill Street Blues Nominated [12]

References

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  1. ^ "In Memoriam". CineMontage. June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Lewis, Kevin (January 1, 2021). "This Quarter in Film History: Blue Grit". Editors Guild Magazine. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "PASSAGES – Raymond L. Daniels, Jr". CineMontage. June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards (1987) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  6. ^ "The 37th Primetime Emmy Awards (1985) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  7. ^ "The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  8. ^ "The 35th Primetime Emmy Awards (1983) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  9. ^ "The 34th Primetime Emmy Awards (1982) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  10. ^ "The 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards (1981) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  11. ^ "The 27th Primetime Emmy Awards (1975) Nominees/Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  12. ^ "The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards (1982) Nominees/Winners". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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