Dann Cahn (April 9, 1923 – November 21, 2012) was an American film editor who received the Career Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors (ACE). Cahn was best known as the head editor of the TV series, I Love Lucy and for his work as the head of post-production of comediene Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s Desilu Playhouse. Cahn would also go on to edit several more movies and TV series such as The Beverly Hillbillies. Cahn worked with Orson Welles, Russ Meyer and others.
Selected filmography
- I Love Lucy’s 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) (consultant)
- Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) (TV)
- Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV)
- Bates Motel (1987) (TV)
- My Sister Sam (1986) TV series
- Tough Enough (1983)
- Remington Steele (1982) TV series
- The Fall Guy (1981) TV series
- The Octagon (1980)
- Man from Atlantis (1977) TV series
- Shaft TV series (associate producer) (3 episodes, 1974)
- Police Woman (1974–1975) TV series
- The Most Deadly Game (1970) TV series
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (28 episodes, 1963–1964)
- Leave It to Beaver (1 episode, 1961) Director
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1959)
- Frances Langford Presents (1959) TV series (writer)
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1 episode, 1959) Director
- The Scarface Mob (1959) (TV) (second unit director)
- The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) (editorial supervisor)
- The Californians (1957) TV series (editorial supervisor)
- I Love Lucy (editorial supervisor) (106 episodes, 1952–1957)
- Cavalcade of America (2 episodes, 1956–1957)
- Make Room for Daddy (1953) TV series
- I Love Lucy film (1953)
- I Love Lucy (33 episodes, 1951–1952)
- Our Miss Brooks (1952) TV series
- Airborne Lifeboat (1945)
