William Edmondson
William R. Edmondson (born July 4, 1923 , † April 18, 1998 in Portland , Oregon ) was a sound engineer .
Life
Edmondson began his career in the early 1930s and made his feature film debut in 1931 with the Oscar-nominated adventure film Trader Horn . In the early years of his career he mostly worked as a sound assistant on the boom ; until the end of the 1950s he was mostly not mentioned in the credits of the films. While his main focus was on film, he also worked occasionally for television, including the television series Twilight Zone . For his work on the children's program NBC Special Treat , he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy in 1976 .
In 1970 he was nominated for Two Bandits together with David Dockendorf for the Oscar in the category Best Sound , but this year the award went to Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! . In the following year Edmondson won the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Sound for Two Bandits together with Dockendorf and Don Hall .
Edmondson retired from the film business in 1979. He died in Portland, Oregon in 1998 at the age of 91.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: Trader Horn
- 1934: The Shining Target (One Night of Love)
- 1939: The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz)
- 1939: Thin Man, 3rd Case (Another Thin Man)
- 1941: The Shadow of the Thin Man (Shadow of the Thin Man)
- 1944: Little Girl, Big Heart (National Velvet)
- 1945: The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
- 1952: You shall be my lucky star (Singin 'in the Rain)
- 1969: Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- 1971: Vanishing Point (Vanishing Point)
- 1973: Harley Davidson 344 (Electra Glide in Blue)
Awards (selection)
- 1970 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- 1971: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Web links
- William Edmondson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscars 1970 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Edmondson, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edmondson, William R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1923 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1998 |
| Place of death | Portland , Oregon , United States |