Loren L. Ryder
Loren L. Ryder | |
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| Born | March 9, 1900 California, United States |
| Died | May 28, 1985 (aged 85) Monterey, California, United States |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1932-1968 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Best Sound nominee
- Wells Fargo (1937)[4]
- If I Were King (1938)[5]
- The Great Victor Herbert (1939)[6]
- North West Mounted Police (1940)[7]
- Skylark (1941)[8]
- Road to Morocco (1942)[9]
- Melody Inn (1943)[10]
- Double Indemnity (1944)[11]
- The Unseen (1945)[12]
- The War of the Worlds (1953)[13]
- Rear Window (1954)[14]
- The Ten Commandments (1956)[15]
- Best Effects
- Union Pacific (1939)[6]
- Typhoon (1940)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Loren L. Ryder; Winner of 5 Oscars for Movie Sound". Los Angeles Times. May 30, 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Loren L. Ryder, an Engineer in Sound-recording for Film". New York Times. Associated Press. May 31, 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Special Award - 11th Academy Awards". Academy Awards Database. Retrieved August 9, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ "The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
External links
[edit]- 1900 births
- 1985 deaths
- Academy Honorary Award recipients
- American audio engineers
- American special effects people
- Engineers from California
- UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni
- Recipients of the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation
- 20th-century American engineers
- Recipients of the Scientific and Technical Academy Award of Merit
- Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners