Gordon E. Sawyer

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Gordon E. Sawyer
Born(1905-08-27)August 27, 1905
DiedMay 15, 1980(1980-05-15) (aged 74)
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Occupation Sound engineer
Years active1930 1968

Gordon E. Sawyer (27 August 1905 15 May 1980) was sound director at Samuel Goldwyn Productions. [1] He won 3 Oscars for Best Sound and was nominated a further 13 times.

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Selected filmography

Sawyer won three Academy Awards and was nominated for 13 more:

Won
Nominated

Legacy

The Gordon E. Sawyer award was instituted at the Academy Awards in 1981 *Gordon E. Sawyer Award

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