William L. Manger

William L. Manger is a sound engineer .

Life

Manger started his career in the mid-1970s. He made his debut in 1975 with comedy The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery , a parody of the film noir classic The Trail of the Falcon . He then worked on some television productions. For his work in television he was nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy between 1977 and 1984 , where he won the 1977 award for his work on Irvin Kershner's action film ... which could know no mercy . His main focus, however, was the film.

In 1984 he received a nomination for the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Sound for WarGames - Kriegsspiele . 1990 he worked for Black Rain together with Milton C. Burrow for the Oscar in the category Best Sound Editing nominated, but the award went this year to Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade .

In 1998 he retired from the film business, his last work was the cartoon The Magic Sword - The Legend of Camelot .

Filmography (selection)

• 1977: Bloodlust (Eaten Alive)
• 1979: Who else goes to university? (French Postcards)
• 1980: Xanadu
• 1983: WarGames - War Games (WarGames)
• 1984: Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
• 1985: Out of Africa (Out of Africa)
• 1986: You don't kiss public prosecutors (Legal Eagles)
• 1987: The Miracle on 8th Street (* batteries not included)
• 1989: Black Rain
• 1991: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
• 1993: Code name: Nina (Point of No Return)
• 1994: The Shawshank Redemption (The Shawshank Redemption)
• 1996: Executive Decision (Executive Decision)
• 1997: Batman & Robin

Awards (selection)

• 1984: BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound for War Games
• 1990 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound Editing for Black Rain

Web links

• William L. Manger in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BAFTA Awards 1984 (English)
2. ↑ Oscars 1990 (English)