David A. Whittaker

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David A. Whittaker
Born (1952-11-11) November 11, 1952 (age 69)
Long Beach, California, USA
Other namesDave Whiitaker
Dave Whittaker
David Whittaker
Occupationsound effects editor
Years active1977-present

David A. Whittaker (born November 11, 1952) is an American sound effects editor. He was nominated at the 69th Academy Awards for the film Daylight for the category of Best Sound Editing, he shared his nomination with Richard L. Anderson. [1]

He has over 150 credits to date. [2]

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References

  1. "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. "David A. Whittaker, IMDB". IMDB. Amazon. Retrieved 11 August 2015.