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'''Peter Berkos''' (August 15, 1922 – January 2, 2024) was an American [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]]. He received the [[Special Achievement Academy Award]] during the [[48th Academy Awards|1975 Academy Awards]] for the film ''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]''. This was for the [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Sound Editing]] of the film.<ref name="Oscars1976">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1976 |title=The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 17, 2014|work=oscars.org}}</ref> In 1996, he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the [[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] awards. He also did the sound effects for the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as the TV movies of ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.
'''Peter Berkos''' (August 15, 1922 – January 2, 2024) was an American [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]]. He received the [[Special Achievement Academy Award]] during the [[48th Academy Awards|1975 Academy Awards]] for the film ''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]''. This was for the [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Sound Editing]] of the film.<ref name="Oscars1976">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1976 |title=The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 17, 2014|work=oscars.org}}</ref> In 1996, he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the [[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] awards. He also did the sound effects for the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as the TV movies of ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.


Berkos retired from editing in 1987, but reinvented himself as a novelist, with books published in 2007 and 2013.<ref>[https://blogs.colum.edu/demomagazine/2015/04/24/peter-the-great/ Peter the Great]</ref> He lived in [[Rancho Bernardo, California]], and [[centenarian|turned 100]] on August 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Himchak |first1=Elizabeth Marie |title=Academy Award winner Peter Berkos of Rancho Bernardo to turn 100 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/news/story/2022-08-03/academy-award-winner-peter-berkos-of-rancho-bernardo-to-turn-100 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=ColumbiaChi |number=1559179100585021440 |title=Happy 100th birthday to #ColumAlum Peter Berkos '51!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=San Diego County Oscar-winner celebrates his 100th birthday |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/local-oscar-winner-celebrates-his-100th-birthday |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV |language=en}}</ref> Berkos died in Rancho Bernardo on January 2, 2024, at the age of 101.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartlett |first1=Rhett |title=Peter Berkos, Oscar-Winning Sound Effects Editor on ‘The Hindenburg,’ Dies at 101 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-berkos-dead-hindenburg-1235778429/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>
Berkos retired from editing in 1987, but reinvented himself as a novelist, with books published in 2007 and 2013.<ref>[https://blogs.colum.edu/demomagazine/2015/04/24/peter-the-great/ Peter the Great]</ref> He lived in [[Rancho Bernardo, California]], and [[centenarian|turned 100]] on August 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Himchak |first1=Elizabeth Marie |title=Academy Award winner Peter Berkos of Rancho Bernardo to turn 100 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/news/story/2022-08-03/academy-award-winner-peter-berkos-of-rancho-bernardo-to-turn-100 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=ColumbiaChi |number=1559179100585021440 |title=Happy 100th birthday to #ColumAlum Peter Berkos '51!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=San Diego County Oscar-winner celebrates his 100th birthday |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/local-oscar-winner-celebrates-his-100th-birthday |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV |language=en}}</ref> Berkos died in Rancho Bernardo on January 2, 2024, at the age of 101.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartlett |first1=Rhett |title=Peter Berkos, Oscar-Winning Sound Effects Editor on 'The Hindenburg,' Dies at 101 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-berkos-dead-hindenburg-1235778429/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=3 January 2024 |access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]'' (1975)
*''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]'' (1975)
*''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'' (1975)
*''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'' (1975)
*''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' (1970)
*''[[Sweet Charity (film)|Sweet Charity]]'' (1969)
*''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' (1967)
*''[[Touch of Evil]]'' (1958)
*''[[Tammy and the Bachelor]]'' (1957)
*''[[Tammy and the Bachelor]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Creature Walks Among Us]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Creature Walks Among Us]]'' (1957)
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 12 April 2024

Peter Berkos
Publicity Photo of Peter Berkos
Born(1922-08-15)August 15, 1922
Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 2024(2024-01-02) (aged 101)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationSound editor
Years active1938–1987
Spouse
Sally Berkos
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(died 2000)​

Peter Berkos (August 15, 1922 – January 2, 2024) was an American sound editor. He received the Special Achievement Academy Award during the 1975 Academy Awards for the film The Hindenburg. This was for the Sound Editing of the film.[1] In 1996, he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Motion Picture Sound Editors awards. He also did the sound effects for the original Battlestar Galactica, as well as the TV movies of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Berkos retired from editing in 1987, but reinvented himself as a novelist, with books published in 2007 and 2013.[2] He lived in Rancho Bernardo, California, and turned 100 on August 15, 2022.[3][4][5] Berkos died in Rancho Bernardo on January 2, 2024, at the age of 101.[6]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Peter the Great
  3. ^ Himchak, Elizabeth Marie (3 August 2022). "Academy Award winner Peter Berkos of Rancho Bernardo to turn 100". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ @ColumbiaChi (August 15, 2022). "Happy 100th birthday to #ColumAlum Peter Berkos '51!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "San Diego County Oscar-winner celebrates his 100th birthday". ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV. 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  6. ^ Bartlett, Rhett (3 January 2024). "Peter Berkos, Oscar-Winning Sound Effects Editor on 'The Hindenburg,' Dies at 101". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

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