Nick Alphin

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Nick Alphin
Occupation Sound engineer
Years active1979 - 1996

Nick Alphin is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film The River . [1]

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  1. "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 13, 2011.