Ray Bomba

Ray Bomba (born February 14, 1907 in Beeville , Texas , † June 24, 1986 in Encino , California ) was an American sound engineer or sound engineer who was nominated for an Oscar in 1946 with the fairytale adventure film 1001 Nights .

Life

Already his first film in 1946 brought Bomba (together with Lawrence W. Butler ) an Oscar nomination in the category "Best Special Effects" for its sound effects in the adventure film 1001 Nights with Evelyn Keyes , Phil Silvers and Adele Jergens in the leading roles. However, both had to admit defeat to John P. Fulton and Arthur Johns and the ghost film The Wonder Man .

In the western The Broken Lance by Edward Dmytryk , Bomba worked with Spencer Tracy , Robert Wagner and Jean Peters in 1954 . In the same year, Henry Koster's historical drama Desirée with Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons was on his program, as was the comedic drama Rhythm in the Blood with Marilyn Monroe . His first film in 1955 was the adventure film Meeting Place Hong Kong , again starring Edward Dmytryk, starring Clark Gable and Susan Hayward . Bomba also contributed to the literary adaptation of an autobiographical novel by the Chinese doctor and author Han Suyin, All Glory on Earth (1955) with William Holden and Jennifer Jones . In the romantic drama The Great Rain (1955) based on Louis Bromfield's model, he met the director Jean Negulesco and the leading actors Lana Turner and Richard Burton . In 1958 he was able to prove his skills in the adventure drama The Roots of Heaven by John Huston with Errol Flynn , Juliette Gréco and Trevor Howard . His last film was the comedy Over the Alleys of Nice by Nunnally Johnson , with whom he had worked in two other films, with Leslie Caron and Henry Fonda . It is based on a novel by Romain Gary .

1946 : Oscar nomination for 1001 nights
together with Lawrence W. Butler (photographic effects)

personal data
SURNAME	Bomba, Ray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sound engineer and sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 14, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beeville , Texas , United States
DATE OF DEATH	June 24, 1986
Place of death	Encino , California , United States