Nathan Levinson

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Nathan Levinson
Born(1888-07-15)July 15, 1888
DiedOctober 18, 1952(1952-10-18) (aged 64)
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1927-1951

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.

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[edit]

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
Nominated (Best Sound)
Nominated (Best Special Effects)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Richter, Marice. "Oscar statue from 1940s fetches $89,625 in Dallas auction". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "The 6th Academy Awards (1934) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "The 8th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  12. ^ a b "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  13. ^ a b "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  14. ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  15. ^ "The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  16. ^ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

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