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Aram Avakian (1926-1987) was an American film editor and director, known for Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) and End of the Road (1970). He was also a photographer, a friend of Jack Kerouac and Terry Southern, and a professor at SUNY Purchase.
May 25, 2022 · Aram Avakian was an Armenian-American editor and director who worked on films like The Godfather. He was fired from the project after clashing with Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Evans.
Aram Avakian (1926-1987) was an American filmmaker who worked on documentaries, dramas and musicals. He was the original editor of The Godfather (1972), but was fired by Francis Ford Coppola.
- Editor, Director, Additional Crew
- April 23, 1926
- Aram Avakian
- January 17, 1987
Mar 14, 2012 · Early in The Godfather‘s filming schedule, editor Aram Avakian, who had co-directed the groundbreaking 1960 concert film Jazz on a Summer’s Day, became displeased with Francis Ford Coppola’s...
Jan 22, 1987 · Aram A. Avakian, a film editor and educator who directed the graphic and unsettling 1970 film ''End of the Road,'' died of heart failure early Saturday morning at his home...
Jan 23, 1987 · Aram A. Avakian, a veteran film editor who gained prominence as director of the graphic and unsettling 1970 picture “End of the Road,” has died at the age of 60.
In 1981 Aram Avakian was interviewed in New York City by writer–filmmaker Nile Southern about End of the Road, Avakian’s signature directorial feature. The film presented a stellar New York cast (in their first starring roles), including James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin, and Avakian’s wife, Dorothy Tristan—and was also a ...
