Gerry Humphreys (sound engineer)

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Gerry Humphreys (* 11. May 1931 in Llandrindod Wells , Wales , † 5. December 2006 in London ) was an English engineer who in 1983 for the epic film Gandhi and in 1986 for the film drama A Chorus Line each in the category "Best Sound" for was nominated for an Oscar . He has been nominated several times for the BAFTA Film Award , which he won twice. From his home country he was honored with the British Order of Merit .

Life

Gerry Humphreys has made a name for himself as a sound engineer in the UK in over 250 films. He has worked with such important directors as Roman Polański , Richard Attenborough , Richard Lester and John Schlesinger . Examples are: When Katelbach comes ... (1966) by Roman Polanski with Donald Pleasence ; Petulia (1968) by Richard Lester with Julie Christie ; The Lion in Winter (1968) by Anthony Harvey with Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn ; Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971) by John Schlesinger with Peter Finch ; The Ruling Class (1972) by Peter Medak , again with Peter O'Toole; The Arnhem Bridge (1977) by Richard Attenborough with Dirk Bogarde ; American Werewolf (1981) by John Landis ; Blade Runner (1982) by Ridley Scott with Harrison Ford ; Gandhi (1982) by Richard Attenborough with Ben Kingsley ; A Fish Called Wanda (1988) by Charles Crichton with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis and Skies over the Desert (1990) by Bernardo Bertolucci with Debra Winger and John Malkovich .

Humphreys, who was born in Wales, grew up in Esher , a suburb of London. He began his film career in 1947 at Walton Studio, but initially as a delivery boy before he was allowed to work for Lewis Milestone in 1953 . He was responsible for the mixer for the first time in 1965 in Roman Polanski's film Disgust . During his long career in film, he had to adapt to many changes in the sound field. In 1995 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to promoting the film industry in Great Britain .

1983 Humphreys got together with Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye an Oscar nomination in the category "Best Sound" for the film drama Gandhi by Richard Attenborough . The Oscar went to Robert Knudson , Robert J. Glass , Don Digirolamo and Gene S. Cantamessa and the drama ET - The Extra-Terrestrial .

1986 Humphreys was with Donald O. Mitchell , Michael Minkler and Christopher Newman was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Sound Editing" for the film drama A Chorus Line by Richard Attenborough . The Oscar went to Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold and Peter Handford and the literary adaptation Out of Africa .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leslie Shatz: With credits on some of the most prestigious films ever to come out of the UK, Gerry Humphreys' half-century-long career gives hin a unique perspective on English and American sound ( Memento des Originals vom 13. Februar 2015 im Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at editorsguild.com (English including an interview) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.editorsguild.com
  2. ↑ Congratulations, Gerry Humphreys OBE at amps.net (English)
personal data
SURNAME Humphreys, Gerry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Llandrindod Wells , Wales
DATE OF DEATH December 5, 2006
Place of death London