Howard Kazanjian

Howard G. Kazanjian (born 1942) is an American film producer, former Vice President of Lucasfilm, LTD and a published non-fiction author. Of Armenian descent, Kazanjian is an active member of the Armenian charity and cultural community, and a USC alumnus. Kazanjian graduated from the University of Southern California. While there he first met a young George Lucas, and they became not only Delta Kappa Alpha cinema fraternity brothers but also long... more

Howard G. Kazanjian (born 1942) is an American film producer, former Vice President of Lucasfilm, LTD and a published non-fiction author. Of Armenian descent, Kazanjian is an active member of the Armenian charity and cultural community, and a USC alumnus. Kazanjian graduated from the University of Southern California. While there he first met a young George Lucas, and they became not only Delta Kappa Alpha cinema fraternity brothers but also long standing friends. They were members of a clique of filmmakers known to the Hollywood system and the university circuit as The Dirty Dozen. During those college years, Kazanjian and Lucas both met their respective future wives, and the couples would often double date. Kazanjian's early credits include being an assistant director on Alfred Hitchcock's "Family Plot" and Sam Peckinpah's "Wild Bunch". Kazanjian moved into film production rather than directorial work at Hitchcock's suggestion and is most notable for having served as executive... less