Alan Splet
| Alan Splet | |
|---|---|
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| Born | December 31, 1939 |
| Died |
December 2, 1994 (aged 54) Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Sound designer and editor |
Alan Splet (December 31, 1939 - December 2, 1994) was a sound designer and sound editor. In 1979, he won an Oscar for his work on the film The Black Stallion. He did not attend the Academy Award ceremony, and became the butt of a series of jokes by Johnny Carson. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound for Never Cry Wolf.[1]
He had a long-lasting and fruitful working relationship with the director David Lynch, with whom he worked on many films, including Eraserhead, Dune, and Blue Velvet.
References
- ↑ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
External links
- Alan Splet at the Internet Movie Database
- "Eraserheads" the last part of Christopher Cook's "Dancing Shadows" series about sound design in film, originally aired on BBC Radio 4, 20.2.2001, repeated 25.3.2002
- Eraserhead Interview
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