Don Hall (sound editor)

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Don Hall
OccupationSound editor

Don Hall is an American sound editor. [1] [2] He won a British Academy Film Award and was nominated for two more in the category Best Soundtrack for the films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , M*A*S*H and Patton . [3] He also won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for three more in the category Outstanding Sound Editing for his work on the television program Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and also the television films Tribes , Eleanor and Franklin and Standing Tall. [4]

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In 2006, Hall was awarded the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Academy Awards. [5] [6] [7]

Selected filmography

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  3. "Soundtrack in 1971". British Academy Film Awards . Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2024 via Wayback Machine.
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  5. "The 78th Scientific & Technical Awards (2005) and (2006) Honorees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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  7. United Press International (January 20, 2006). "Sound editor Don Hall to get Oscar". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved October 29, 2021.