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The Great American Cowboy
The Great American Cowboy is a 1973 documentary film by Kieth Merrill. The film, which won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, is about the battle between two rodeo stars for the world championship: veteran Larry Mahan and newcomer Phil Lyne.
See also.
- List of American films of 1973
External links.
- "The Great American Cowboy" at the "Internet Movie Database"
- Douglas Kent Hall official Web site
Hugh A. Robertson
Hugh A. Robertson (May 28, 1932 – January 10, 1988) was an African-American film director and editor, born in Brooklyn, of Jamaican parents. While Robertson was credited as an editor for only three films, "Midnight Cowboy" (directed by John Schlesinger-1969) earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Film Editing, making him the first African American person to be nominated for an Oscar in the editing category.
Robertson subsequently edited Gordon