Bob Jones (sound engineer)

Robert "Bob" Jones (born before 1952) is a sound engineer and sound engineer .

Life

Jones began his career on the film staff in 1952 in post-production of the drama Derby Day by director Herbert Wilcox . For several years he worked in the credits without naming his name, it was not until 1954 that he received his first credit . He has worked on a number of major feature film productions, including Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare adaptation Richard III. and Stanley Donen's thriller Charade . In 1969 he was nominated for the first BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for the film musical Oliver . A second nomination for this award came in 1974 for When the Gondolas Bear Mourning .

In 1972 Jones was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound for Charles Jarrott's historical drama Mary, Queen of Scots along with John Aldred , but that year the award went to Norman Jewison's musical Anatevka .

Filmography (selection)

• 1953: Chess the Devil (Beat the Devil)
• 1955: Richard III.
• 1958: The Black Devils of El Alamein (Sea of ​​Sand)
• 1963: Charade
• 1965: Lord Jim
• 1965: The Bedford Incident (The Bedford Incident)
• 1966: The Blue Max (The Blue Max)
• 1967: Casino Royale
• 1968: Oliver (Oliver!)
• 1969: Mackenna's Gold (MacKenna's Gold)
• 1971: Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland (Mary, Queen of Scots)
• 1973: When the gondolas are in mourning (Don't Look Now)
• 1974: phase 4
• 1976: The Man Who Fell to Earth (The Man Who Fell to Earth)
• 1977: Jabberwocky
• 1978: The Wild Pile of Navarone (Force 10 from Navarone)

Nominations

• 1972 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Mary Queen of Scots
• 1969: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Oliver
• 1974: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for When the Gondolas Bear Mourning

Web links

• Bob Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)