Sandra Adair

Sandra Adair (born 1952) is an American film editor who has worked with director Richard Linklater since 1993.
Life and career.
Sandra B. Adair (born Estrin) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Rachel and Herman Estrin. Her family moved to Las Vegas in the early 1960s.
Adair later lived in Los Angeles. In 1978, she married television director and filmmaker Dwight R. Adair (Dallas; Dynasty). In the beginning of her career she often worked as assistant editor for her brother, Robert Estrin. Together they worked on films and documentary features such as "Desert Hearts" (1985), "Creation of the Universe" (1985), "What Happened to Kerouac?" (1986) or "Internal Affairs" (1990). In 1991 she moved to Austin, Texas. Since 1993 she has edited all of Richard Linklater's films, and has co-produced some of them.
Adair received the ACE Eddie Award for her editing of "Boyhood" (directed by Richard Linklater - 2014). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.
Adair is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Austin Film Society.