Evan A. Lottman

Evan A. Lottman
Born	(1931-03-20)March 20, 1931 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	September 25, 2001(2001-09-25) (aged 70) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Film editor
Spouse	Eileen Lottman[1]
Children	1[1]
Relatives	Herbert Lottman (brother)

Evan A. Lottman (March 20, 1931 – September 25, 2001) was an American film editor, noted for his association with New Hollywood.^[2] He was known for his collaborations with directors Jerry Schatzberg and Alan J. Pakula. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Exorcist (1973).^[3]

Early life and education

Born in The Bronx in 1931, Lottman served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, before attending Kenyon College and the University of Southern California.^[4] His brother was author Herbert Lottman.

Career

Lottman began his career his career editing documentaries and industrial films in his native New York.^[4] His first credit on a feature film was as a montage editor on The Hustler (1961).

In 1970, Lottman edited his first film, the spy parody The Man from O.R.G.Y.. That same year, he met director Jerry Schatzberg, who hired him to edit his debut film Puzzle of a Downfall Child. Lottman and Schatzberg would form a successful partnership, working together on a total of six films between 1970 and 1980.

In 1973, Lottman was one of three editors on William Friedkin's The Exorcist. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Film Editing, which Lottman shared with Bud S. Smith, Norman Gay, and Jordan Leondopoulos.

Lottman also had a successful collaboration with director Alan J. Pakula, over five films between 1981 and 1990. He also edited films for such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Newman, Frank Oz, and Sidney Lumet.

Personal life

Lottman lived in New York City. He had one child with his wife, Eileen.^[2]

Death

Lottman died in September 2001 of esophageal cancer at his home in Manhattan, at the age of 70.^[2][1][5]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Functioned as		Director	Notes
		Editor	Other
1961	The Hustler		Yes	Robert Rossen	Montage sequence editor Edited by Dede Allen
1970	The Man from O.R.G.Y.	Yes		James Hill
	Puzzle of a Downfall Child	Yes		Jerry Schatzberg	1st of 6 collaborations with Schatzberg
1971	The Panic in Needle Park	Yes
1972	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds	Yes		Paul Newman
1973	Scarecrow	Yes		Jerry Schatzberg
	The Exorcist	Yes		William Friedkin	with Norman Gay and Bud S. Smith
1975	Bride to Be	Yes		Rafael Moreno Alba	with Pedro del Rey and Antonio Gimeno
1976	Sweet Revenge	Yes		Jerry Schatzberg	Also actor (as 'Bailiff')
1978	On the Yard	Yes		Raphael D. Silver	with Richard Fetterman
1979	Apocalypse Now		Yes	Francis Ford Coppola	Additional editor, actor (as 'Soldier') Edited by Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman
1979	The Seduction of Joe Tynan	Yes		Jerry Schatzberg
1980	Honeysuckle Rose	Yes			with Aram Avakian, Norman Gay, and Marc Laub
	The Pilot	Yes		Cliff Robertson
1981	Rollover	Yes		Alan J. Pakula	1st of 5 collaborations with Pakula
1982	Sophie's Choice	Yes
1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Yes		Frank Oz
1985	The Protector	Yes		James Glickenhaus
1986	Maximum Overdrive	Yes		Stephen King	Also actor (as 'Grey Van Driver')
1987	Orphans	Yes		Alan J. Pakula
1989	See You in the Morning	Yes
	Forced March	Yes		Rick King
1990	Presumed Innocent	Yes		Alan J. Pakula
1991	Missing Pieces	Yes		Leonard B. Stern
1992	The Public Eye	Yes		Howard Franklin
1993	Guilty as Sin	Yes		Sidney Lumet
1996	Thinner	Yes		Tom Holland	Additional editor Edited by Marc Laub

Short films

Year	Title	Functioned as		Director	Notes
		Editor	Other
1972	The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope	Yes	Yes	Dennis Azzarella	Also associate producer

Television

Year	Title	Functioned as		Notes
		Editor	Other
1977	James Michener's World: Hawaii Revisited	Yes		Documentary special
1978	Special Treat	Yes		Episode: "Snowbound" (S3E4)
1980	The Day the Women Got Even	Yes		Television film
1988	Gotham	Yes		Television film
1994	Reunion	Yes		Television film

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Academy Award	1974	Best Film Editing	The Exorcist	Lost to William H. Reynolds for The Sting.

References

1. "Evan Lottman; Film Editor, 70". The New York Times. September 29, 2001. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2. "Evan Lottman, 70; Edited Feature Films, TV Documentaries". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 2001. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
3. "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
4. "From monsters to Muppets: Hollywood film editor Evan Lottman has edited just about everything". OU Daily. 2001-02-06. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
5. Lentz, Harris (April 16, 2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 9780786412785 – via Google Books.

External links

• Evan A. Lottman at IMDb