Alan Splet

Alan Splet (born December 31, 1939 , † December 2, 1994 in Berkeley , California ) was an American sound engineer .

Life

Splet began his career with David Lynch's early student work, the short film The Grandmother . Between 1977 and 1986 he worked on four films Lynchs with, Eraserhead , The Elephant Man , The Desert Planet and Blue Velvet . At the 1980 Academy Awards , Splet received the Special Achievement Award for Black's sound editing , the black flash . When he had to stay away from the awards ceremony due to a car breakdown, he became the object of ridicule from host Johnny Carson , who called him a running gagMentioned by name several times during the award ceremony: “ It happens every year. One year it was George C. Scott, next year it was Marlon Brando not showing up. This year, it's Alan Splet. "(German:" It happens every year. One year it was George C. Scott, the next year it was Marlon Brando who doesn't show up. This year it's Alan Splet. ") 1984 was Splet for When the Wolves Howl with Todd Boekelheide , Randy Thom and David Parker nominated for an Oscar in the Best Sound category.

Splet was married to sound engineer Ann Kroeber from 1981 until his death in 1994 . In 1995 he was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors for his life's work.

1977: Eraserhead
1979: The Adventures of the Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, The Adventures of the Black Stallion)
1980: The Elephant Man (The Elephant Man)
1983: When the Wolves Howl (Never Cry Wolf)
1984: The Desert Planet (Dune)
1986: Blue Velvet
1986: Mosquito Coast (The Mosquito Coast)
1988: Two Adorably Depraved Villains (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)
1989: The Dead Poets Society
1990: Land of the Black Sun (Mountains of the Moon)
1993: The Cradle of the Sun (Rising Sun)

personal data
SURNAME	Splet, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 31, 1939
DATE OF DEATH	2nd December 1994
Place of death	Berkeley , California, United States