Evan A. Lottman

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]

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 four 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.

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