Al Overton (May 20, 1912 – August 1, 1985) was an American

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproductio ...

. He was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

in the category Best Sound for the film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. He worked on more than 90 films between 1954 and 1975. His son,

Al Overton Jr. Al Overton Jr. is an American audio engineering, sound engineer. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound. He has worked on more than 40 films between 1969 and 1991. His father ...

, was later nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Sound.

Selected filmography

* '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971)

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* 1912 births 1985 deaths American audio engineers Engineers from Connecticut 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub