Robert Knudson
American sound engineer
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Robert Knudson (September 29, 1925 – January 21, 2006)[1] was an American sound engineer. He won three Academy Awards for Best Sound and was nominated for seven more in the same category. He worked on more than 100 films between 1963 and 1995.
Born
September 29, 1925
Robert Irving Knudson
September 29, 1925
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2006 (aged 80)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationSound engineer
Yearsactive1963–1995
Robert Knudson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Irving Knudson September 29, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2006 (aged 80) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1963–1995 |
Selected filmography
Knudson won three Academy Awards and was nominated for seven more:
- Won
- Cabaret (1972)[2]
- The Exorcist (1973)[3]
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)[4]
- Nominated
- A Star Is Born (1976)[5]
- Sorcerer (1977)[6]
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)[6]
- Hooper (1978)[7]
- 1941 (1979)[8]
- Empire of the Sun (1987)[9]
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)[10]
