Buddy Myers
Louis John "Buddy" Myers (born May 14, 1906 in Richmond , Virginia , † July 25, 1967 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American sound engineer .
Life
Myers began his career in 1929 and worked on several films each year through 1942. This continued even after the end of the Second World War ; Most of his films were, however, to be assigned to the genre of B-movie . In the late 1950s he was involved in major film productions, including A Kiss Before Death, based on the novel by Ira Levin and Red Dust . For the latter film he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Sound in 1957 . Myers died in 1967 at the age of 1961; his last film, Doctor Dolittle , came out posthumously .
Filmography (selection)
- 1929: Captain Hall's great love (The Lost Zeppelin)
- 1949: Echo of Love (The Glass Mountain)
- 1949: Whip Wilson strikes (Crashing Thru)
- 1950: On the Warpath (Davy Crockett, Indian Scout)
- 1951: Bride of the Gorilla
- 1954: Down Three Dark Streets
- 1955: The finger on the trigger (At Gunpoint)
- 1956 A kiss before death (A Kiss Before Dying)
- 1957: Roter Staub (The Brave One)
- 1962: The last command (Geronimo)
- 1966: The Fortune Cookie (The Fortune Cookie)
- 1967: Doctor Dolittle
Nominations
- 1957 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Red Dust
Web links
- Buddy Myers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Myers, buddy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Myers, Louis John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , Virginia , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1967 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |