William H. Wilmarth

William Henry "Bill" Wilmarth (born August 3, 1904 in Milan , † January 25, 1999 in Ojai ) was an American sound engineer and sound effects mixer. He was nominated twice for an Oscar .

William H. Wilmarth was involved for the first time in 1933 in the film musical Ciboulette by Claude Autant-Lara as a sound engineer. Until 1961 ( Robur, Lord of the Seven Continents ) he worked on about 85 films. In the 1950s he also worked as a sound engineer for early television ( The Liberace Show , The Dodge Dancing Party ). He worked in France in the mid-1930s. Career highlights included two Oscar nominations for best special effects . In 1942 , Wilmarth and Lawrence W. Butler were nominated for Lord Nelson's Last Love , but they were defeated by I Wanted Wings . The following year he was nominated again with Butler, but her film, directed by Zoltan Korda , The Jungle Book was defeated by Cecil B. DeMille's Pirates in the Caribbean Sea .

Filmography

^ The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners . In: oscars.org . Retrieved March 5, 2014.
^ The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners . In: oscars.org . Retrieved March 5, 2014.
↑ Wrongly written “William A. Wilmarth” in the IMDb. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Wilmarth, William H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wilmarth, William Henry (full name); Wilmarth, Bill (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sound engineer and sound effects mixer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 3, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan
DATE OF DEATH	January 25, 1999
Place of death	Ojai