Ronald Pierce (sound engineer)
Ronald Pierce (born September 18, 1909 , † March 5, 2008 in Fort Mohave , Arizona , USA) was an American sound engineer .
life and career
Pierce began his career in the film Enter Arsene Lupine in 1944 , but was generally uncredited until 1960 . He was first mentioned in the credits in the film Spartacus .
In 1970 and 1973 Pierce was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Sound in the films Airport and The Clou . However, he did not win the Oscar until 1974 with the film Earthquake .
A year later, Pierce retired as a sound engineer and died at Fort Mohave at the age of 98 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: The Intrepid (Hellfighters)
- 1968: Only 72 hours left (Madigan)
- 1970: Airport
- 1970: Two Mules for Sister Sara (Two Mules for Sister Sara)
- 1971: Settlement in Gun Hill (Shoot Ou)
- 1971: Andromeda
- 1973: The Sting (The Sting)
- 1974: Earthquake (Earthquake)
- 1975: Reckless Fliers (The Great Waldo Pepper)
Web links
- Ronald Pierce in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enter Arsene Lupine in the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Ronald Pierce ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Silk.co
- ↑ Earthquake on Oscars.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pierce, Ronald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1909 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 2008 |
| Place of death | Fort Mohave , Arizona , USA |