Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aram Avakian


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The result was   Withdrawn --  AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 05:26, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Aram Avakian

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Unremarkable director. Fails WP:CREATIVE and WP:N. Prod removed by User:Phil Bridger with note of "remove silly prod tag". Discussion on the talk page pointed only to single Film Festival award as "evidence" of notability. News report search primarily just lists his name in passing in press releases about the few films he's done and his obituaries. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 03:58, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
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 * Strong keep. A brief search of sources shows that Avakian was a highly notable film professional.  He was regarded as one of the most innovative editors of the 1960s and 1970s, editing films for leading directors like Arthur Penn ("Mickey One" and "The Miracle Worker") and Francis Ford Coppola ("You're a Big Boy Now" and, until he was fired after an attempted putsch, "Godfather Part II").  His work on "Girl of the Night" has been acknowledged for its early use of the freeze frame and the jump cut."  He also edited and co-directed "Jazz on a Summer's Day", the first feature-film documentary of a music festival.  And his direction of the 1972 film "End of the Road" became notorious and received an "X" rating for its graphic depiction of an abortion.  When he died, The New York Times, Associated Press and other published lengthy obituaries.   With more work, the article could be even better, but Avakian appears to easily pass general notability guidelines.  Cbl62 (talk) 05:12, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
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