John Brian Aldred (August 1921 – 15 December 2020) was an English

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 two

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in the category

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. He worked on 57 different films and TV shows from 1942 to 1973. He retired in 1986. Aldred died in Worthing,

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in December 2020 at the age of 99.John Aldred, Soundman on 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Dr. Strangelove,' Dies at 99
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Selected filmography

* ''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British period historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 19 ...

'' (1969) * ''

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of S ...

'' (1971)

References

External links

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100 years of cinema loudspeakers, written by Aldred
1921 births 2020 deaths English audio engineers People from Doncaster {{UK-film-bio-stub