Walter Elliott (November 19, 1903 – August 10, 1984) was an American sound editor who won

Best Sound Editing This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow List of film awards, film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awa ...

at the 1963 Academy Awards. He was the first person to win this award. He won for ''

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is a ...

''.

Selected filmography

*''

'' (1963) *''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietr ...

'' (1961) *''

The Defiant Ones ''The Defiant Ones'' is a 1958 American Adventure film, adventure Drama film, drama film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive. It stars Ton ...

'' (1958) *'' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) *'' The Son of Kong'' (1933) *'' King Kong'' (1933)

References

External links

* 1903 births 1984 deaths Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners American sound editors People from Des Moines, Iowa {{US-film-bio-stub