Lee Minkler

Lee Minkler is an American sound engineer and sound engineer .

Life

Minkler came from a family of sound engineers that included his brother Bob and his nephew Michael . Lee Minkler began his career on the film staff in 1974 with television, where he worked on the Bob Newhart Show , among other things . His feature film debut was Herb Freed's 1980 horror film Beyond Evil . By the mid-1980s, he worked on a number of film productions including Tron and Jaws 3-D .

1983 he was for the Disney - science fiction film Tron along with brother Bob and nephew Michael and James LaRue for the Oscar in the category Best Sound nominated, which made for a first in the history of the Oscars, because never before had three Family members have been nominated for an Oscar together. However, the award went to Steven Spielberg's E.T. - The alien .

Minkler also worked for American television and was nominated for two Primetime Emmys and a Daytime Emmy for his work .

Filmography (selection)

• 1980: Beyond Evil
• 1982: American Monster (Q)
• 1982: Tron
• 1983: Great White Shark 3-D (Jaws 3-D)
• 1983: Tomb of Horror (mausoleum)
• 1984: In the magic land of the Gallavants (Gallavants)
• 1984: Ruler of Hell (Ragewar)
• 1984: The Brood of the Eagle (A Breed Apart)

Nominations (selection)

• 1983 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for TRON

Web links

• Lee Minkler in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Variety (English)