Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack (born September 6, 1903 in New York City , New York , † May 8, 1994 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American sound engineer .
Life
Spivack began his career in the early 1930s. In 1933 he worked as a sound designer on the two King Kong films King Kong and the White Woman and King Kong's Son . He was later involved in the monumental films Around the World in 80 Days , Spartacus , Cleopatra and The Bible . Very often he was hired for musical adaptations ; here he worked on Rhythm in the Blood , West Side Story , My Fair Lady and My Songs - My Dreams Involved, among others . For the musical Hello, Dolly! together with Jack Solomon he received the Oscar in the category Best Sound in 1970 . The following year he was for Torah! Torah! Torah! Nominated again for the Oscar, this time came away empty-handed.
In addition to his work in the film business, Spivack also worked as a drummer and played in the orchestras of NBC and CBS in the 1920s . As a drum teacher he trained among others Louie Bellson , David Garibaldi and Joe Morello .
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: King Kong and the White Woman (King Kong)
- 1933: King Kong's son (The Son of Kong)
- 1945: Murder on their wedding night (Fallen Angel)
- 1946: Anna and the King of Siam (Anna and the King of Siam)
- 1954: Rhythm in the Blood (There's No Business Like Show Business)
- 1956: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in Eighty Days)
- 1960: Spartacus
- 1961: West Side Story
- 1963: Cleopatra
- 1964: My Fair Lady
- 1965: My songs - my dreams (The Sound of Music)
- 1966: The Bible (La Bibbia)
- 1966: Gunboat on the Yangtze River (The Sand Pebbles)
- 1969: Hello, Dolly!
- 1970: Patton - rebel in uniform (Patton)
- 1970: Torah! Torah! Torah!
- 1973: Tom Sawyer's Adventure (Tom Sawyer)
Awards
- 1970 : Oscar in the Best Sound category for Hello, Dolly!
- 1971 : Oscar nomination in the category Best Sound for Torah! Torah! Torah!
- 1985: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors
Web links
- Murray Spivack in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b PAS Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Spivack, Murray |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1903 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1994 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |