Edward M. Abroms

Edward M. Abroms (May 6, 1935 – February 13, 2018) was an American film editor and TV director.

Abroms was born and raised in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He studied film at the University of Southern California before dropping out to go to work at Republic Studios.

Abroms worked with American film director Steven Spielberg on Night Gallery and The Sugarland Express and was bestowed the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 2006.

Abroms received Primetime Emmy Awards for editing the My Sweet Charlie World Premiere in 1970 and the Columbo NBC Mystery Movie in 1972 He shared the 2006 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. He also directed for the 1978-1979 NBC television series The Eddie Capra Mysteries.

On February 13, 2018, Abroms died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California. He was 82.

Abroms also worked as an editor in Sam Peckinpah’s suspense thriller film The Osterman Weekend (1983).

Career Abroms had joined Review Productions (present Universal Studios) as an apprentice editor after a short stint at Technicolor. He later got an opportunity to edit the 1966 episode of NBC's Tarzan, which had featured Ron Ely. He earned his first Emmy Award for the 1970 NBC telefilm My Sweet Charlie, directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Patty Duke.

Personal life Abroms married Colleen, with whom he had three children.

Selected filmography

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1985 The Jewel of the NileLewis TeagueAdditional editor

TV movies

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1982 The Executioner's SongLawrence SchillerEditorial consultant

+ Producer Year Film Director Credit1991 One Special VictoryStuart CooperAssociate producer

TV series