Robin Gregory
Robin Marshall Gregory (born 1936 in Chester , Cheshire , England ; died 2004 in Truro , Cornwall , England) was a British sound engineer .
Life
Gregory began his career in the mid-1960s, making his debut in 1964 in the drama The First Night with Peter Finch in the lead role. In 1966 he worked as a sound engineer on Michelangelo Antonioni's cult film Blow Up , two years later on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey , another cult film from the 1960s. After a few more British productions he received in 1978 together with Walter Goss , Rick Alexander and Tom Beckert an Oscar nomination in the category Best Sound for Hollywood - Thriller The depth of Peter Yates . In 1982 he was nominated again for an Oscar for Peter Hyams British science fiction - Western Outland - Planet of the Damned , this time together with John Wilkinson , Robert W. Glass Jr. and Robert Thirlwell .
Gregory also worked occasionally for television, including the miniseries The Firestorm . For this he received two of his three Primetime Emmy nominations. However, he could not win this award or the Oscar. At the end of the 1980s he retired from the film business.
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: Blow Up (Blowup)
- 1968: 2001 : A Space Odyssey (2001: A Space Odyssey)
- 1973: The Wicker Man
- 1975: Rosebud Company (Rosebud)
- 1976: The Eagle Has Landed (The Eagle Has Landed)
- 1977: The depth (The Deep)
- 1978: The Wild Pile of Navarone (Force 10 from Navarone)
- 1979: The Deadly Triangle (Hanover Street)
- 1980: The Elephant Man (The Elephant Man)
- 1981: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 1981: Outland - Planet of the Damned (Outland)
- 1984: Attack is the best defense (Best Defense)
- 1984: Supergirl
- 1986: Half Moon Street
- 1989: Leviathan
Awards
- 1978 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for The Depth
- 1982 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Outland - Planet of the Damned
Web links
- Robin Gregory in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscars 1978 (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1982 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gregory, Robin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gregory, Robin Marshall (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chester , Cheshire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2004 |
| Place of death | Truro , Cornwall , England |