Roger Heman Jr.

Roger Hubert Heman Jr. (born March 28, 1932 in Los Angeles , California , † November 13, 1989 on Sanibel Island , Florida ) was an American sound engineer .

Life

Heman was the son of Roger Heman senior , an Oscar-winning film and sound engineer. He began his career in 1968 initially with television. There he worked on the television series The People from Shiloh Ranch and received a Primetime Emmy nomination in 1970 for his work on the television film My Sweet Charlie with Patty Duke in the lead role. His first feature film was the western A Woman for Charley with Dan Blocker in the lead role. In the 1970s he was involved in numerous Hollywood - blockbustersinvolved, including Giants in the Sky , In Order of the Dragon and Battle for Midway . For Steven Spielberg's horror film Jaws , he received an Oscar in the Best Sound category in 1976 together with Robert L. Hoyt , John R. Carter and Earl Madery . In 1981 he was nominated again for an Oscar for Nashville Lady . However, this time he was unable to accept the award, as well as the BAFTA Film Award , for which it was also nominated in the Best Sound category .

Heman died in 1989 at the age of 57 of complications from lung cancer . He left behind his wife and seven children.

1970 : Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for My Sweet Charlie
1976 : Oscar in the Best Sound category for Jaws
1981 : Academy Award nomination for Best Sound for Nashville Lady
1982: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Nashville Lady

personal data
SURNAME	Heman, Roger junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heman, Roger Hubert junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 28, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH	November 13, 1989
Place of death	Sanibel Island , Florida , United States