John Wilkinson (sound engineer)

John Keen "Doc" Wilkinson (April 13, 1920 – April 28, 2002) was an American sound engineer.[1] He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another two in the same category. He worked on over 140 films between 1958 and 1992.

John Wilkinson
Born	April 13, 1920 Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died	April 28, 2002 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1958-1992

Selected filmography

Wilkinson won an Academy Award for Best Sound following his work on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. He was later nominated for another two in the same category, but this time regarding the effort he put into his work in Vietnam.

Won

• Platoon (1986)[2] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)

Nominated

• Days of Heaven (1978)[3] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)
• Outland (1981)[4] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)

References

1. "John 'Doc' Wilkinson: Oscar-winning sound mixer". Variety. June 5, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
2. "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
3. "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
4. "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

External links

• John Wilkinson at IMDb