Helen van Dongen

Helen van Dongen
Born
Helene Victoria Van Dongen[1]

(1909-01-05)January 5, 1909
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DiedSeptember 28, 2006(2006-09-28) (aged 97)
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Other namesHelen Durant
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1927-1950
Spouse(s)Joris Ivens (1944-?)
Kenneth Durant (1950-72)

Helen Victoria van Dongen (January 5, 1909 – September 28, 2006) was a pioneering editor of documentary films who was active from about 1925–1950.[2] She collaborated with filmmaker Joris Ivens from 1925 to 1940, made several independent documentaries, and edited two of Robert Flaherty's films before retiring from filmmaking in her 40s.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schoots was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mastrangelo, Bob (November 10, 2006). "Helen van Dongen Obituary: Pioneering film editor who left her stamp on a generation of early documentaries". The Guardian.