Arthur Piantadosi

Arthur Piantadosi (November 4, 1916 – February 23, 1994) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the Robert Redford film All the President's Men and was nominated for six more in the same category. He won a BAFTA Award in 1973 for Best Sound for the 1972 film Cabaret.[2][3]

Arthur Piantadosi
Born	November 4, 1916 Brooklyn, New York
Died	February 23, 1994 (aged 77) Newport, California
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1935-1987[1][2]

He worked as a music mixer for Warner Brothers, 20th Century-Fox, Columbia Pictures, Republic Pictures, and Universal Studios. During World War II, he worked for the Office of Strategic Services in John Ford's department.[4]

Selected filmography

Piantadosi won an Academy Award and was nominated for another six:

Won

• All the President's Men (1976)[5]

Nominated

• Marooned (1969)[6]
• Butterflies Are Free (1972)[7]
• Bite the Bullet (1975)[8]
• The Electric Horseman (1979)[9]
• Altered States (1980)[10]
• Tootsie (1982)[11]

References

1. Gianluca Sergi (2005). The Dolby Era: Film Sound in Contemporary Hollywood. Manchester University Press. p. 71. ISBN 0719070678.
2. Keith Garebian. The Making of Cabaret. Oxford University Press. p. 205. ISBN 0199732507.
3. "Arthur Piantadosi, Awards". Retrieved June 7, 2014.
4. Vincent LoBrutto (1994). Sound-On-Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound. Praeger. pp. 11–20. ISBN 0275944433.
5. "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
6. "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
7. "The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
8. "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
9. "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
10. "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
11. "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

External links

• Arthur Piantadosi at IMDb
• Arthur Piantadosi at AllMovie