Fred Hynes
Frederic Charles Hynes (born May 8, 1908 in Nashville , Tennessee , † February 10, 1992 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American sound engineer .
Life
In 1933, Hynes made his first cinematic work as a sound recording assistant with the film Flaming Gold . In total, over the course of his career as a sound engineer, he has won 7 Academy Awards, two of which were honorary ones. He was chairman of the Todd-AO Sound Department and retired from active film business in 1972.
On April 21, 1943, Hynes married Donna Murphy, with whom he is now buried in Logan County , Ohio at Fairview Cemetery.
Awards
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Oscars
- 1956: won for Oklahoma
- 1959: won for the South Pacific
- 1960: nominated for Porgy and Bess
- 1961: won for the Alamo
- 1962: won for West Side Story
- 1964: nominated for Cleopatra
- 1966: won for My songs - my dreams
- 1981: Medal of Commendation
- 1988: Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: Flaming Gold
- 1935: Chasing Yesterday
- 1951: Two Lost Worlds
- 1955: Oklahoma
- 1956: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in Eighty Days)
- 1957: Driven by Vengeance (The Halliday Brand)
- 1958: South Pacific
- 1960: Alamo
- 1961: West Side Story
- 1963: Cleopatra
- 1965: My songs - my dreams (The Sound of Music)
- 1966: The Bible (The Bible: In the Beginning ...)
- 1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- 1969: The wind moves westward (Paint Your Wagon)
- 1971: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Web links
- Fred Hynes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hynes, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hynes, Frederic Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , Tennessee , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1992 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California, United States |