Biography

Robert Q. Lovett (c. 1927 – August 18, 2022) was an American film editor. After working as associate editor on Lilith and Rachel, Rachel, he edited features including Cotton Comes to Harlem, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Next Man, Hammett and Robert De Niro's A Bronx Tale. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club. He also edited episodes of Kojak and The Equalizer and served as music editor on Brian De Palma's Blow Out.