John W. Mitchell
John William Mitchell , MBE (born June 14, 1917 in Wakefield , Yorkshire , England , † November 21, 2005 in Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , England) was a British sound engineer .
Life
Mitchell began his career in the mid-1930s. Until the mid-1940s he mostly worked as a sound assistant , usually without naming his name in the credits. In 1946 he worked for the first time on a film directed by David Lean , Mysterious Inheritance . This was later followed by The Bridge on the Kwai (1957) and Journey to India (1984), one of Mitchell's last films before he retired from the film business.
Mitchell film productions was involved in numerous major UK, including five films from the James Bond series and the Agatha Christie - literary adaptations Death on the Nile , Murder in the mirror and Evil Under the Sun . In 1972 he was nominated for the Oscar in the category Best Sound for the first time for James Bond 007 - Diamond Fever . In 1975 there was a nomination for the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Sound for Peter Hunt's adventure film Gold . Mitchell received his second and final Oscar nomination in 1985 for a trip to India .
After 166 films, he retired from the film business in 1986, but appeared one last time as a consultant on the short film The Dance of Shiva with Kenneth Branagh and Julian Glover in 1998 . He died in 2005 at the age of 88.
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Elefanten-Boy (Elephant Boy)
- 1940: The Thief of Baghdad (The Thief of Bagdad)
- 1949: Nobility obliged (Kind Hearts and Coronets)
- 1951: African Queen (The African Queen)
- 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
- 1959: The 39 Steps (The 39 Steps)
- 1960: House friends are warned (The Grass is Greener)
- 1963: James Bond 007 - From Russia with Love
- 1967: James Bond 007 You Only Live Twice
- 1969: James Bond 007 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- 1971: James Bond 007 - Diamonds Are Forever
- 1973: James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die (Live and Let Die)
- 1974: gold
- 1978: Death on the Nile (Death on the Nile)
- 1980: Murder in the Mirror (The Mirror Crack'd)
- 1982: Evil Under the Sun (Evil Under the Sun)
- 1984: The Bounty (The Bounty)
- 1984: Journey to India (A Passage to India)
Awards
- 1972 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for James Bond 007 - Diamond Fever
- 1975: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the category Best Sound for Gold
- 1985 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for a trip to India
Web links
- John W. Mitchell at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC News, MBEs M - R (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1972 (English)
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 1975 (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1985 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mitchell, John W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitchell, John William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wakefield , Yorkshire , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , England , UK |