Diane Adler

Diane Adler

Editor. Born 21 September 1924 in Los Angeles. Died 22 April 2021.

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Born
21 September 1924, Los Angeles
Died
22 April 2021

Biography

Diane Adler was an American film and television editor. A Los Angeles native, she began her career in the 1950s as a secretary before moving into editing, initially assisting on features such as El Dorado (1967). She edited episodes of the series Kojak (1973) and spent five seasons on The Rockford Files (1974).

Her other credits include the feature film The Presidio (1988) and numerous television series and telefilms such as Spenser: For Hire, Riptide, The Girl Most Likely To... (1973) and Huckleberry Finn (1975). Adler was active in the American Cinema Editors and the Motion Picture Editors Guild, serving on the latter’s board and receiving its Career Achievement Award from the former in 2015. She died in Los Angeles in 2021.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Diane Adler is known for The Presidio (1988) and The Girl Most Likely To... (1973).