Alan Splet
Alan Splet | |
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| Born | December 31, 1939 |
| Died | December 2, 1994(aged 54) Berkeley, California,U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Sound designerandeditor |
| Spouse | Ann Kroeber |
Alan Splet(December 31, 1939 – December 2, 1994) was an Americansound designerandsound editorknown for his collaborations with directorDavid LynchonEraserhead,The Elephant Man,Dune,andBlue Velvet.[1]
Due to being legallyblind,Splet rarely traveled and mainly worked from Berkeley, California.[2]In 1980, he won an Oscar for his work on the filmThe Black Stallion.He did not attend the Academy Award ceremony and became the butt of several jokes by hostJohnny Carsonthroughout the remainder of the telecast.[3]He was later nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Sound Mi xingforNever Cry Wolf.[4]In 1995, The Motion Picture Sound Editors union posthumously honored Splet with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his creative contributions to the field of cinema audio.[5]
Splet was married to sound effects designerAnn Kroeber,and collaborated with her on most of his projects from 1979 until his death in 1994.
Selected filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Woodward, Richard B. (May 13, 2014)."Snapping, Humming, Buzzing, Banging: Remembering Alan Splet".The Paris Review.
- ^Luers, Erik (12 April 2022)."Editor Duwayne Dunham on Collaborating with David Lynch on Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks | Filmmaker Magazine".Filmmaker Magazine.Retrieved4 June2022.
- ^"And the Winner Is...Alan Splet, Who Became a Household Word by Skipping the Oscars".People Magazine. May 5, 1980.Retrieved19 April2019.
- ^"The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners".oscars.org.Retrieved2011-10-09.
- ^"Milestones in the History of the MPSE".Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2019.Retrieved19 April2019.
External links
[edit]- Alan SpletatIMDb
- "Eraserheads"the last part of Christopher Cook's "Dancing Shadows" series about sound design in film, originally aired onBBC Radio 4,20.2.2001, repeated 25.3.2002
- Eraserhead Interview
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