Benjamin Winkler (May 25, 1902 – February 22, 1979) 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, reproduction, ...

and recordist in the U.S. film industry having some 135 credits to his name. Born in

The Bronx, New York The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York ...

. His film credits included '' Money Madness'', ''

D.O.A. DOA may refer to: * Dead on arrival * Dead or Alive (disambiguation) Film * ''D.O.A.'' (1949 film), a ''film noir'' * ''D.O.A.'' (1988 film), a remake of the 1949 film * '' D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage'' (1980 film), a documentary on the gene ...

'', ''

The Texan Meets Calamity Jane ''The Texan Meets Calamity Jane'' also known as ''Calamity Jane and the Texan'' in a 1952 re-release, is a 1950 Cinecolor Western movie starring Evelyn Ankers as Calamity Jane and written, produced and directed by Ande Lamb. The film was Anke ...

'', ''

The Jackie Robinson Story ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed ''The Jolson Story'', "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle ...

'' and ''

Doctor Jim Doctor Jim is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Stuart Erwin. Oscar P. Yerg served as the art director for the film. Ben Winkler served as the sound engineer for the film. Cast *Stuart Erwin as Dr. James Gateson *B ...

''. Winkler died in February 1979 in

Pacific Palisades, California Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the Westside Los Angeles, Westside region of Los Angeles, California, situated about west of Downtown Los Angeles. Pacific Palisades was formally founded in 1921 by a Chautauqua, Methodist organization, an ...

, at the age of 76.

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* 1902 births 1979 deaths American audio engineers People from Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles People from the Bronx Engineers from New York City Engineers from California 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub