Roger Heman (March 28, 1932 – November 13, 1989) was an American

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. He won an

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for Best Sound and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for ''

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''. Heman Jr. died of

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at the age of 57.

Awards and nominations

* Won an Academy Award for ''

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'' (1975), shared with Robert L. Hoyt, Earl Madery and John Carter * Nominated for an Academy Award for '' Coal Miner's Daughter'' (1980), shared with Richard Portman and Jim Alexander * Nominated for a

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for ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', shared with Gordon Ecker, Richard Portman and James Alexander * Nominated for a

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for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for the 1970 TV movie ''

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'', shared with John Stransky Jr., Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. and Clarence Self

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* * 1932 births 1989 deaths American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Deaths from lung cancer 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub