Occupation Sound engineer Children Steve Cantamessa Role Sound engineer | Name Gene Cantamessa Years active 1969–1999 | |
Born February 17, 1931 ( 1931-02-17 ) New York City, New York, United States Died November 8, 2011, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States Nominations BAFTA Award for Best Sound Similar People Richard Portman, Carol Littleton, Mel Brooks, Steven Spielberg, John Korty | ||
Gene Cantamessa (February 17, 1931 – November 8, 2011) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Cantamessa received six additional Academy Award nominations in the same category during his career.
Selected filmography
Cantamessa won an Academy Award and was nominated for six more:
References
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