George Avakian
Actor
- Born
- March 15, 1919 · Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (Russia)
- Died
- November 22, 2017 (age 98)
George Mesrop Avakian was an Armenian/American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry.
Known for
Bert Stern - Original Madman
September 2, 2011
The Miles Davis Story
April 14, 2001
Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation
December 20, 2004
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
January 1, 1997
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
April 9, 2013
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
July 11, 2014
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
October 10, 2012
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
August 27, 1999
Acting8
- 2014Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
- 2013Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read as Self
- 2012An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road as Self
- 2011Bert Stern - Original Madman
- 2004Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation as Self
- 2001The Miles Davis Story as Self
- 1999The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong as Self
- 1997Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory