About Gene Cantamessa
Lived 1931 – 2011 (aged 80). Gene Cantamessa was an American audio engineer, engineer and audio engineering.
Gene Cantamessa (February 17, 1931 – November 8, 2011) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Cantamessa received six additional Academy Award nominations in the same category during his career.
Selected filmography Cantamessa won an Academy Award and was nominated for six more:
Won E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Young Frankenstein (1974) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 1941 (1979) 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
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Who was Gene Cantamessa?
sound engineer (1931-2011)
When was Gene Cantamessa born?
Gene Cantamessa was born on 17 February 1931 in Queens.
When did Gene Cantamessa die?
Gene Cantamessa died on 8 November 2011 in Los Angeles.
What was Gene Cantamessa's occupation?
Gene Cantamessa was an audio engineer, engineer and audio engineering.
What nationality was Gene Cantamessa?
Gene Cantamessa was American.
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