John Wilkinson (sound engineer)
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John Wilkinson | |
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Born | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | April 13, 1920
Died | April 28, 2002 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 82)
Occupation | Sound engineer |
Years active | 1958-1992 |
John Keen "Doc" Wilkinson (April 13, 1920 – April 28, 2002) was an American sound engineer.[1] He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another two in the same category. He worked on more than 140 films between 1958 and 1992.
Selected filmography
Wilkinson won an Academy Award for Best Sound following his work on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. He was later nominated for another two in the same category, but this time regarding the effort he put into his work in Vietnam.
- Won
- Nominated
- Days of Heaven (1978)[3] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)
- Outland (1981)[4] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)
References
- ^ "John 'Doc' Wilkinson: Oscar-winning sound mixer". Variety. June 5, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
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