Roger Heman Jr

American sound engineer

Roger Heman
Born(1932-03-28)March 28, 1932
DiedNovember 13, 1989(1989-11-13) (aged 57)
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1968–1987

Roger Heman (March 28, 1932 – November 13, 1989) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for Crash Dive.[1]

Heman Jr. died of lung cancer at the age of 57.[1]

Awards and nominations

  • Won an Academy Award for Jaws (1975), shared with Robert L. Hoyt, Earl Madery and John Carter[2]
  • Nominated for an Academy Award for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), shared with Richard Portman and Jim Alexander[3]
  • Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Sound for Coal Miner's Daughter, shared with Gordon Ecker, Richard Portman and James Alexander
  • Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for the 1970 TV movie My Sweet Charlie,[1] shared with John Stransky Jr., Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. and Clarence Self

References

  1. ^ a b c "Roger Heman Jr; Sound Technician". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1989.
  2. ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

External links

  • Roger Heman at IMDb
  • Roger Heman at Find a Grave
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