Peter Sutton

Peter Sutton (born April 23, 1943 in Newcastle upon Tyne , England , † August 24, 2008 ) was a British sound engineer .

Life

Sutton began his career in the late 1960s, his first work was the documentary about the Beatles Let It Be . He was in two films of The Pink Panther of Blake Edwards involved and worked in the 1980s, often with Jim Henson , including The Dark Crystal and The Witches . In 1981 , along with Bill Varney , Steve Maslow and Gregg Landaker , he won an Oscar for Best Sound for The Empire Strikes Back . For the film, he was also nominated for the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Sound , but could not win the award. For his work for television, he was also nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy .

Sutton died in 2008 at the age of 65.

1970: The Twelve Chairs (The twelve Chairs)
1973: Shaft in Africa (Shaft in Africa)
1975: The Return of the Pink Panther (The Return of the Pink Panther)
1976: Inspector Clouseau, the "best" man at Interpol (The Pink Panther Strikes Again)
1978: The 39 Steps (The Thirty Nine Steps)
1980: The Empire Strikes Back (The Empire Strikes Back)
1981: The Great Muppet Caper
1982: The Dark Crystal (The Dark Crystal)
1986: The Little Shop of Horrors
1986: The Journey into the Labyrinth (Labyrinth)
1990: Witches (The Witches)
1993: In the Name of the Father
1995: An Awfully Big Adventure
1999: Women among themselves (Agnes Browne)

1981 : Oscar for Best Sound for The Empire Strikes Back
1981: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for The Empire Strikes Back

personal data
SURNAME	Sutton, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 23, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newcastle upon Tyne , England , UK
DATE OF DEATH	August 24, 2008