2011Winner
Best Performance
Bert Stern - Original Madman
George Avakian
Actor
Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (Russia)
March 15, 1919
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2014Winner
Best Performance
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
2012Nominee
Best Performance
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Career Highlights
2013Highlight
Best Performance
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
1997Highlight
Best Performance
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Video
Bert Stern - Original Madman