Aram Avakian


Director, Editor

About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
April 23, 1926
Died
January 17, 1987
Cause of Death
Heart Failure

Biography

Edited "Girl of the Night" (1960), noted as an early example of an American film using freeze frame and jump cut techniques. As a director, Avakian helmed several first rate adaptations, notably "End of the Road" (1970), from John Barth's novel....

Family & Companions

Dorothy Trisan
Wife
Actor. Divorced.
Allegra Kent
Companion
Ballerina. Danced with New York City Ballet.

Biography

Edited "Girl of the Night" (1960), noted as an early example of an American film using freeze frame and jump cut techniques. As a director, Avakian helmed several first rate adaptations, notably "End of the Road" (1970), from John Barth's novel.

Life Events

1956

Worked as co-editor of TV series "See It Now"

1959

First feature documentary as editor (also co-producer), "Jazz On a Summer's Day"

1960

First fiction feature as editor, "Girl of the Night"

1960

Co-directing debut (with Leslie H. Martinson), "Lad: A Dog"

1964

Solo directing debut (also co-writer; actor), "End of the Road"

1968

Directed only the football sequences of "Paper Lion" (dir. Alex March)

Companions

Dorothy Trisan
Wife
Actor. Divorced.
Allegra Kent
Companion
Ballerina. Danced with New York City Ballet.

Bibliography