# Evan A. Lottman

Evan A. Lottman (March 20, 1931 – September 25, 2001) was an American film editor, noted for his association with New Hollywood. 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).

## 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. His brother was author Herbert Lottman.

## Career

Lottman began his career his career editing documentaries and industrial films in his native New York. 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.

### Death

Lottman died in September 2001 of esophageal cancer at his home in Manhattan, at the age of 70.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Title | Functioned as | Functioned as | Director | Notes |
| Year | Title | Editor | Other | Director | Notes |
| 1961 | The Hustler | | Yes | Robert Rossen | Montage sequence editor Edited by Dede Allen |
| 1970 | The Man from O.R.G.Y. | Yes | | James Hill | |
| 1970 | Puzzle of a Downfall Child | Yes | | Jerry Schatzberg | 1st of 6 collaborations with Schatzberg |
| 1971 | The Panic in Needle Park | Yes | | Jerry Schatzberg | |
| 1972 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Yes | | Paul Newman | |
| 1973 | Scarecrow | Yes | | Jerry Schatzberg | |
| 1973 | 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 | | Jerry Schatzberg | with Aram Avakian, Norman Gay, and Marc Laub |
| 1980 | The Pilot | Yes | | Cliff Robertson | |
| 1981 | Rollover | Yes | | Alan J. Pakula | 1st of 5 collaborations with Pakula |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Yes | | Alan J. Pakula | |
| 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 | | Alan J. Pakula | |
| 1989 | 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 | Functioned as | Director | Notes |
| Year | Title | Editor | Other | Director | Notes |
| 1972 | The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope | Yes | Yes | Dennis Azzarella | Also associate producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Functioned as | Functioned as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Editor | Other | Notes |
| 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. |