Richard Shorr
Richard Shorr (born November 24, 1942 in New York City , New York , † August 13, 2001 in Paris , France ) was an American sound engineer .
Life
Shorr began his career in the mid-1970s, making his film debut in the British horror musical Son of Dracula with Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr in the lead roles. He worked in various professions in the 1970s, including production assistant, director and screenwriter, but remained unsuccessful. In 1983 he worked as a sound engineer on the television film The Day After , for which he was awarded the Primetime Emmy the following year .
He then worked on a number of successful Hollywood productions such as Die Ehre der Prizzis and Predator . For his work on the action film Die Hard , he was in 1989 together with Stephen Hunter Flick for the Oscar in the category Best Sound Editing nomination. In the 1990s he worked on numerous French film productions such as Farinelli and Dobermann . He died in Paris in 2001.
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Prizzi's Honor (Prizzi's Honor)
- 1987: Predator
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1989: My mind always wants only one thing ... (Ghosts Can't Do It)
- 1990: Dark Angel
- 1991: Highlander II - The Quickening
- 1991: Highway to Hell (Highway to Hell)
- 1991: Stone Cold - Cold as Stone (Stone Cold)
- 1992: Shadow of the Wolf (Agaguk)
- 1994: Farinelli
- 1997: Doberman Pinscher ()
- 1997: Marquise - The role of her life (Marquise)
Awards
- 1989 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound Editing for Die Hard
Web links
- Richard Shorr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shorr, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2001 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |