Ray Wilkinson
Ray Wilkinson (19th or 20th century) was an American cinematographic pioneer and engineer who won an Oscar for technical merit at the 1942 Academy Awards .
Life
Wilkinson, who worked for the Paramount Pictures Studio Laboratory, pioneering department, was awarded a Technical Achievement Award in 1942 "for his groundbreaking achievements in the use and the first practical application of a process for the production of projection copies on fine-grain positive material" ("for pioneering in the use of and for the first practical application to release printing of fine grain positive stock "). The award came for both Wilkinson and the studio.
Award
Oscar for technical merit certificate Class III - Special Mention ( Honorable Mention )
- Academy Awards 1942 : Technical Achievement Award together with Paramount Studio Laboratory for pioneering
Web links
- Technical Achievement Award 1942 in the IMDb (English)
- Scientific or Technical Award Class III Nomination 1941 at ciakhollywood.com (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Database at Oscars.org (English)
- ^ Don Franks: Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theater and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003 . Third edition. McFarland, Jefferson North Carolina / London 2004, ISBN 0-7864-1798-6 , p. 217, ( limited preview in Google book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilkinson, Ray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technology pioneer and engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century or 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |