Joseph T. Dervin, a film and television editor who won two Emmy Awards for his work, died of natural causes June 20 in Calabasas, Calif. He was 90.
A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Dervin joined MGM Studios in 1939 and earned his first editing credit on the 1947 romantic drama Desire Me, starring Greer Garson and Robert Mitchum.
After editing five other MGM features Dervin began working primarily in television. Among his credits were eight years as supervising editor of The Loretta Young Show, as well as stints on Kung Fu, Charlie’s Angels, The Eleventh Hour, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and The Young Lawyers.
Dervin won the first of his Emmy Awards in 1966 for his work on the espionage drama The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the second in 1972 for the detective drama Longstreet. A longtime member of the American Cinema Editors guild, he was nominated for the A.C.E. Eddie award for best-edited television series on seven occasions, and won in 1964 for The Eleventh Hour.
Dervin is survived by his wife, Margaret; sons, Joseph Jr., V.P., Post Production at NBC Universal TV, and Robert; daughters Margaret and Kathleen; and five grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Motion Picture Television Fund Foundation, 22212 Ventura Blvd, Suite 300, Woodland Hills, CA 91364.