John R. Carter
John R. Carter (born October 22, 1907 , † February 22, 1982 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American sound engineer .
Life
Carter began his career in 1944. He worked in the 1940s on Douglas Sirk's crime comedy Lured as well as on two films by Anthony Mann , The Perfumed Killer and Demon of Paris . He first worked for television in the 1950s, including the Roy Rogers Show . When it came to film, he was mostly involved in B-movies . In 1962 he worked for the first time on a John Wayne film, the adventure film Hatari! . Three more joint films followed by 1975, El Dorado , Rio Lobo and With Dynamit and Pious Sayings . Carter often worked in the western genre, including the films Man Called Him Hombre , Inferno on the River and The Vultures Are Waiting .
Carter was involved in two Steven Spielberg films, Sugarland Express and Jaws . For the latter film he received in 1976 along with Robert L. Hoyt , Roger Heman Jr. and Earl Madery the Oscar in the category Best Sound . He was also nominated for the film for the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category.
Carter died in 1982 at the age of 74.
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
- 1947: Lured (Lured)
- 1947: The Perfumed Killer (Railroaded!)
- 1949: Demon of Paris (Reign of Terror)
- 1962: Hatari!
- 1963: If My Bedroom Could Talk (Come Blow Your Horn)
- 1964: King of hot rhythms (Roustabout)
- 1966: El Dorado
- 1967: He was called Hombre (Hombre)
- 1967: The Daring One (Will Penny)
- 1968: The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
- 1968: Inferno on the River (Blue)
- 1970: Rio Lobo
- 1973: The vultures are already waiting (Showdown)
- 1974: Sugarland Express (The Sugarland Express)
- 1975: Great White Shark (Jaws)
- 1975: With dynamite and pious sayings (Rooster Cogburn)
Awards
- 1976 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Jaws
- 1976: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category for Jaws
Web links
- John R. Carter at the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Carter, John R. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1907 |
DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1982 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |