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American sound engineer
Loren L. Ryder |
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Born | (1900-03-09)March 9, 1900
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Died | May 28, 1985(1985-05-28) (aged 85)
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Occupation |
Sound engineer |
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Years active | 1932-1968 |
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Loren L. Ryder (March 9, 1900 – May 28, 1985) was an American
sound engineer. He won five
Academy Awards and was nominated for twelve more in the categories
Best Sound Recording and
Best Effects.
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After serving in
World War I, Ryder studied physics and mathematics at the
University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1924.
[1] He went to work at
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph where he developed an improved technique for transmitting images over telephone lines, using
light valves.
[1] In 1928, Ryder joined
Paramount Pictures where he worked in the emerging field of
talking pictures.
[1] From and 1936 until 1957 he served as the studio's chief engineer and sound director.
[2] Some of his achievements included the development of the
VistaVision wide-screen format and the production of the first full-length film using magnetic audio recording.
[2] Ryder was part of the production team who received an
Academy Honorary Award at the
11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film
Spawn of the North.
[3] During
World War II, General
George S. Patton called upon Ryder's audio expertise to help disguise the sounds of American tanks at the
Battle of the Bulge.
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Selected filmography
- Best Sound nominee
- Best Effects
References
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"Loren L. Ryder; Winner of 5 Oscars for Movie Sound". Los Angeles Times. May 30, 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
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"Loren L. Ryder, an Engineer in Sound-recording for Film". New York Times. Associated Press. May 31, 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
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"Special Award - 11th Academy Awards". Academy Awards Database. Retrieved August 9, 2015.[
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"The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
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"The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
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"The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
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"The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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"The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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"The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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"The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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"The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
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"The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
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"The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
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"The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
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"The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
External links
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1928–1950 |
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Warner Bros. /
Charlie Chaplin (1928)
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Walt Disney (1932)
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Shirley Temple (1934)
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D. W. Griffith (1935)
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The March of Time /
W. Howard Greene and
Harold Rosson (1936)
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Edgar Bergen /
W. Howard Greene /
Museum of Modern Art Film Library /
Mack Sennett (1937)
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J. Arthur Ball /
Walt Disney /
Deanna Durbin and
Mickey Rooney /
Gordon Jennings,
Jan Domela, Devereaux Jennings, Irmin Roberts, Art Smith,
Farciot Edouart,
Loyal Griggs,
Loren L. Ryder, Harry D. Mills,
Louis Mesenkop, Walter Oberst /
Oliver T. Marsh and Allen Davey /
Harry Warner (1938)
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Douglas Fairbanks /
Judy Garland /
William Cameron Menzies /
Motion Picture Relief Fund (
Jean Hersholt,
Ralph Morgan,
Ralph Block,
Conrad Nagel)/
Technicolor Company (1939)
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Bob Hope /
Nathan Levinson (1940)
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Walt Disney,
William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins, and the
RCA Manufacturing Company /
Leopold Stokowski and his associates / Rey Scott /
British Ministry of Information (1941)
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Charles Boyer /
Noël Coward /
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1942)
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George Pal (1943)
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Bob Hope /
Margaret O'Brien (1944)
- Republic Studio,
Daniel J. Bloomberg, and the Republic Studio Sound Department /
Walter Wanger /
The House I Live In /
Peggy Ann Garner (1945)
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Harold Russell /
Laurence Olivier /
Ernst Lubitsch /
Claude Jarman Jr. (1946)
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James Baskett /
Thomas Armat,
William Nicholas Selig,
Albert E. Smith, and
George Kirke Spoor /
Bill and Coo /
Shoeshine (1947)
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Walter Wanger /
Monsieur Vincent /
Sid Grauman /
Adolph Zukor (1948)
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Jean Hersholt /
Fred Astaire /
Cecil B. DeMille /
The Bicycle Thief (1949)
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Louis B. Mayer /
George Murphy /
The Walls of Malapaga (1950)
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2001–present | |
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