John Cox (sound engineer)

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Frederick John G. Cox (born May 7, 1908 in Leicester , Leicestershire , England , † September 1972 in London ) was a British sound engineer who was awarded an Oscar for best sound in 1963 .

Life

Cox began his career as a sound engineer in the film industry in 1931 with that of Harcourt Templeman and Oskar Friedrich Werndorff staged horror and detective movie drama The Bells , in which Donald Calthrop , Jane Welsh and Edward Sinclair played the leading roles. In the course of his career he worked on the production of 145 films until his death.

His first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Sound received Cox in 1962 for the war film The Guns of Navarone ( The Guns of Navarone , 1961) by J. Lee Thompson with Gregory Peck , David Niven and Anthony Quinn . At the Oscar ceremony in 1963 he won an Oscar for best sound, and indeed for by David Lean directed film Lawrence of Arabia ( Lawrence of Arabia , 1962) with the main actors Peter O'Toole , Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn.

In 1965 , Cox was nominated again for the Oscar for best tone for the film drama Becket (1964) about Thomas Becket by Peter Glenville with Richard Burton , Peter O'Toole and John Gielgud in the leading roles.

Last Cox was with Bob Jones in 1969 for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts inaugural British Academy Film Awards in the category Best Sound nominated, specifically for the film version of Charles Dickens - novel Oliver Twist , Oliver ( ! Oliver , 1968) by Carol Reed with Mark Lester , Ron Moody and Shani Wallis .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Oscar

British Academy Film Award

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personal data
SURNAME Cox, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cox, Frederick John G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Leicester , Leicestershire , England
DATE OF DEATH September 1972
Place of death London