Gary Alexander (sound engineer)

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Gary Alexander
Occupation Sound engineer
Years active1976-2011

Gary Alexander is an American sound engineer. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound for the film Out of Africa . [1] He worked on over 300 films from 1976 to 2011.

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  1. "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.