Jay Boekelheide
American film editor and sound designer
About Jay Boekelheide
Born 1946. Jay Boekelheide is an American film editor, sound designer, audio engineer and sound editor (filmmaking).
Jay Boekelheide is an American sound editor . He won an Academy Award in 1983 for The Right Stuff in the category of Best Sound Editing. His brother Todd Boekelheide is also an Oscar winner, who won for best sound.
Selected filmography
Species (1995) Johnny Mnemonic (1994) Amadeus (1984) The Right Stuff (1983) Dragonslayer (1981)
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Who is Jay Boekelheide?
American film editor and sound designer
When was Jay Boekelheide born?
Jay Boekelheide was born on 13 May 1946.
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Jay Boekelheide is a film editor, sound designer, audio engineer and sound editor (filmmaking).
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Jay Boekelheide is American.
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