John Aldred (sound engineer)
John Aldred (* 1921 in Doncaster , South Yorkshire , England ) is a British sound engineer .
Life
Aldred began his career in the early 1940s. He made his debut in 1942 without credit in the credits in the war film In Which We Serve by Noël Coward and David Lean . After the end of the Second World War he worked on other British film productions such as Edward, my son and slave of the heart . In the 1960s he was among others at Dr. Strange or: How I Learned to Love the Bomb Involved. In 1970 he was nominated for the first Oscar in the category Best Sound for Queen for a Thousand Days . In 1972 came the second and final nomination for an Oscar, this time shared with Bob Jones , for Mary Queen of Scots . After three decades, Aldred retired from the film business in 1973.
Filmography (selection)
- 1942: In Which We Serve
- 1949: Edward, My Son (Edward, My Son)
- 1949: Slave of the Heart (Under Capricorn)
- 1953: The Knights of the Round Table (Knights of the Round Table)
- 1953: It started in Moscow (Never Let Me Go)
- 1959: enemies of yesterday (Yesterday's Enemy)
- 1964: Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to love the bomb (or Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
- 1966: The Quiller Memorandum - Risk from the darkness (The Quiller Memorandum)
- 1967: The Taming of the Shrew (The Taming of the Shrew)
- 1969: Charlie dusts off millions (The Italian Job)
- 1969: Queen for a Thousand Days (Anne of the Thousand Days)
- 1971: Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland (Mary, Queen of Scots)
Awards
- 1970 : Oscar nomination for Best Tone for Queen for a Thousand Days
- 1972 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Mary Queen of Scots
Web links
- John Aldred in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscars 1970 (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1972 (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Aldred, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Doncaster , South Yorkshire , England , UK |