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.

personal data
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