Who was Paul Justman? American Film and Music Video Director Dead at 74

American film and music video director, Paul Justman has been reported dead by his family. His death occurred on March 7, 2023, however, it was only announced on July 3, 2023. He was 74 years old. No apparent cause of death was revealed.

He started his career as an assistant to Robert Frank, where he served as an editor on a warts-and-all documentary about Rolling Stones’ raucous 1972 North American tour, which became famous, in part of its obscene name, although it was never officially released.

Justman was credited for several movies, documentaries, and music videos including Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Doors: Live in Europe 1968, Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers, Freeze Frame, Shake It Up, and more.

He graduated from Earlham College in Indiana in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and moved to New York, where he took a job with a team making short films about American culture for Swedish television.

Justman was survived by his wife, Sandra Jordan, his brother, Seth Justman, and his sister, Peggy Suttle Kligerman.