Edward M. Abroms
Edward M. Abroms | |
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| Born | May 6, 1935 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film editor and TV director |
Edward M. Abroms(May 6, 1935 – February 13, 2018) was an American film editor and TV director.
Abroms was born and raised inHollywood, Los Angeles.He studied film at theUniversity of Southern Californiabefore dropping out to go to work atRepublic Studios.[1]
He was nominated at the56th Academy Awardsfor his work on the filmBlue Thunderin the category ofAcademy Award for Best Film Editing,his nomination was shared withFrank Morriss.[2]
Abroms has worked with American film directorSteven SpielbergonNight GalleryandThe Sugarland Expressand was bestowed theAmerican Cinema Editors Career Achievement Awardin 2006.[1]
He receivedPrimetime Emmy Awardsfor editing theMy Sweet Charlie World Premierein 1970[3]and theColumbo NBC Mystery Moviein 1972[4]He shared the 2006American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.[5]He also directed for the 1978-1979NBCtelevision seriesThe Eddie Capra Mysteries.
On February 13, 2018, Abroms died of heart failure inLos Angeles, California.He was 82.[6]
He has also worked as an editor inSam Peckinpah’ssuspense thriller filmThe Osterman Weekend(1983).[1]
Career
[edit]Abroms had joined Review Productions (presentUniversal Studios) as an apprentice editor after a short stint atTechnicolor.He later got an opportunity to edit the 1966 episode ofNBC'sTarzan,which had featured Ron Ely. He earned his first Emmy Award for the 1970 NBC telefilmMy Sweet Charlie,directed byLamont Johnsonand starringPatty Duke.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Abroms married Colleen, with whom he has two daughters, Cindy and Lynn, and one son, Ed Abroms Jr.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- 1983:Blue Thunder
- 1992:Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
- 1994:Street Fighter
As an editor
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefgBarnes, Mike (2018-02-15)."Edward Abroms, Steven Spielberg's First Film Editor, Dies at 82".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2022-04-05.
- ^"1984 Oscars".RetrievedJune 20,2015.
- ^"(" Abroms "search results)".Emmy Awards.Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived fromthe originalon 19 May 2018.Retrieved19 May2018.
- ^Emmys
- ^"In Memoriam – Ed Abroms Sr., ACE".American Cinema Editors.Archived fromthe originalon 19 May 2018.Retrieved19 May2018.
- ^Lentz, Harris M. III (April 2018). "Edward Abroms, 82".Classic Images(514): 36.
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