John Carter (October 22, 1907 – February 22, 1982) was an American

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. He won an

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for

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for the film ''

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''. He worked on more than 110 films between 1944 and 1980.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1975)

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* 1907 births 1982 deaths American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners People from Gainesville, Virginia Engineers from Virginia 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub