Gordon E. Sawyer

Gordon E. Sawyer
Gordon E. Sawyer
Born	August 27, 1905; Santa Barbara, California, United States
Died	March 15, 1980 (aged 74); Santa Barbara, California, United States
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1930 – 1968

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

Selected filmography[edit]

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

Won

The Bishop's Wife (1947)^[2]
The Alamo (1960)^[3]
West Side Story (1961)^[4]

Nominated

Wonder Man (1944)^[5]
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)^[6]
Our Very Own (1950)^[7]
I Want You (1951)^[8]
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)^[9]
Friendly Persuasion (1956)^[10]
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)^[11]
I Want to Live! (1958)^[12]
Porgy and Bess (1959)^[13]
The Apartment (1960)^[3]
The Loudest Whisper (1961)^[4]
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)^[14]
Hawaii (1966)^[15]

References[edit]

^ Sound-On-Film by Vincent LoBrutto (1994)
^ "The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
^ ^a ^b "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
^ ^a ^b "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
^ "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^ "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
^ "The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-24.

External links[edit]

Gordon E. Sawyer at the Internet Movie Database
Gordon E. Sawyer - Sound Director on Yahoo! Movies

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[1] Sound-On-Film by Vincent LoBrutto (1994)

[Oscars1948-2] "The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

[Oscars1961-3] "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-22.

[Oscars1962-4] "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-22.

[Oscars1946-5] "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[Oscars1947-6] "The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[Oscars1951-7] "The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[Oscars1952-8] "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

[Oscars1953-9] "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

[Oscars1957-10] "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

[Oscars1958-11] "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

[Oscars1959-12] "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

[Oscars1960-13] "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

[Oscars1964-14] "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-23.

[Oscars1967-15] "The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-24.

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Name	Sawyer, Gordon E.
Alternative names
Short description	Sound engineer
Date of birth	1905-8-27
Place of birth	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Date of death	1980-3-15
Place of death	Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Gordon E. Sawyer
Born	(1905-08-27)August 27, 1905 Santa Barbara, California, United States
Died	March 15, 1980(1980-03-15) (aged 74) Santa Barbara, California, United States
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1930 – 1968