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John Wilkinson (sound engineer)

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Other names
  
John K. Wilkinson

Role
  
Sound engineer

Name
  
John Wilkinson

Years active
  
1958-1992

Occupation
  
Sound engineer


Born
  
April 13, 1920 (
1920-04-13
)
Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died
  
April 28, 2002, Los Angeles, California, United States

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Academy Scientific and Engineering Award

Nominations
  
BAFTA Award for Best Sound

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John Wilkinson (April 13, 1920 – April 28, 2002) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another two in the same category. He worked on over 140 films between 1958 and 1992.

Selected filmography

Wilkinson won an Academy Award for Best Sound following his work on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. He was later nominated for another two in the same category, but this time regarding the effort he put into his work in Vietnam.

Won
  • Platoon (1986)
  • Nominated
  • Days of Heaven (1978)
  • Outland (1981)
  • References

    John Wilkinson (sound engineer) Wikipedia