John P. Livadary

John Paul Livadary (born 20 May 1896, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, died 7 April 1987, Newport Beach, California, USA ) was a sound designer.

John P. Livadary
Born(1896-05-20)May 20, 1896
DiedApril 7, 1987(1987-04-07) (aged 90)
Newport Beach, California, United States
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1929–1960

He started work in 1928 at Columbia Pictures and won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing three times and was nominated another 14 times, in a career that spanned 30 years. The first Oscar was for One Night of Love (1934),[1] the second for The Jolson Story (1946)[2] and the third for From Here to Eternity (1953).[3][4] He also won the Academy Award for Technical Achievement three times (shared twice) and the Academy Scientific and Technical Award once (shared).

Partial filmography

References

  1. "The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. "The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  3. "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  4. Selise Eiseman (March–April 2006). "Pushing the Envelope..." Editors Guild Magazine. 27 (2). Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
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