Murray Spivack (September 6, 1903 – May 8, 1994) was an American sound engineer best known as the sound designer for the 1933 film King Kong. He won an Oscar for Sound Recording and was nominated for another in the same category. He was also a drum teacher whose students included Louie Bellson, Remo Belli, David Garibaldi, William Kraft, Alan Maitland, Jim Banks, Chad Wackerman and Joe Morello.[1]
Murray Spivack | |
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Born | Russian Empire | September 6, 1903
Died | May 8, 1994 Los Angeles, United States | (aged 90)
Occupation | Sound engineer |
Years active | 1930–1978 |
Awards
editSpivack won an Academy Award and was nominated for another:
- Won
- Hello, Dolly! (1969)[2]
- Nominated
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)[3]
References
edit- ^ "PAS Hall of Fame". PAS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 27, 2011.