Nathan Levinson
Nathan Levinson (July 15, 1888 – October 18, 1952) was an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar in the category Sound Recording for the film Yankee Doodle Dandy[1] and was nominated for 16 more in the same category. He was also nominated seven times in the category Best Special Effects.
Nathan Levinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1888 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | October 18, 1952 (aged 64) Toluca Lake, California, United States |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1927-1951 |
The Oscar statue that Levinson won for Yankee Doodle Dandy was sold for nearly $90,000 at an auction in Dallas in July 2011.[2]
Selected filmography
Levinson won an Academy Award and was nominated for 16 more in the category Best Sound. He was also nominated seven times for Best Special Effects:
- Won
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)[1]
- Nominated (Best Sound)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)[3]
- 42nd Street (1933)[3]
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)[3]
- Flirtation Walk (1934)[4]
- Captain Blood (1935)[5]
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)[6]
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937)[7]
- Four Daughters (1938)[8]
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)[9]
- The Sea Hawk (1940)[10]
- Sergeant York (1941)[11]
- This Is the Army (1943)[12]
- Hollywood Canteen (1944)[13]
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945)[14]
- Johnny Belinda (1948)[15]
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)[16]
- Nominated (Best Special Effects)
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)[9]
- The Sea Hawk (1940)[10]
- The Sea Wolf (1941)[11]
- Desperate Journey (1942)[1]
- Air Force (1943)[12]
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)[13]
- A Stolen Life (1946)
References
- "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Richter, Marice. "Oscar statue from 1940s fetches $89,625 in Dallas auction". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "The 6th Academy Awards (1934) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "The 8th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "The 9th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- "The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
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