Richard J. Stump
Richard J. Stumpf (born October 15, 1926 in California , † February 2, 2006 ) was an American film engineer and two-time Oscar winner.
After school, Stumpf studied at Occidental College and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, California, and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1948 .
He began his career with the NBC radio station in Hollywood's famous Sunset & Vine Studios . When NBC entered the television industry, he worked in the department responsible for the construction and operation of the Channel 4 transmission system . In 1952 he was drafted into the Navy and returned to NBC in 1954. Stumpf switched to the Mercury program in 1959 , where he worked for Bendix for two years. He later worked for RCA in Burbank and developed the first digitally controlled sound mixing process.
In 1968 he began his 29-year career at Universal Studios as Head of Sound and Electronics. He led the department for 14 years and went in 1997 as Vice President of Development in retirement . While at Universal, he filed two patents and received two Academy Awards for Technical Merit .
In 1992 he received the Academy Medal of Commendation.
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| SURNAME | Stumpf, Richard J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer and two-time Oscar winner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | California |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 2006 |