Loren L. Ryder

Loren L. Ryder (March 9, 1900 – May 28, 1985) was an American sound engineer. He won five Academy Awards and was nominated for twelve more in the categories Best Sound Recording and Best Effects.

After serving in World War I, Ryder studied physics and mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1924. Some of his achievements included the development of the VistaVision wide-screen format and the production of the first full-length film using magnetic audio recording. During World War II, General George S. Patton called upon Ryder's audio expertise to help disguise the sounds of American tanks at the Battle of the Bulge. If I Were King (1938) The Great Victor Herbert (1939) North West Mounted Police (1940) Skylark (1941) Road to Morocco (1942) Melody Inn (1943) Double Indemnity (1944) The Unseen (1945) The War of the Worlds (1953) Rear Window (1954) The Ten Commandments (1956)

Best Effects Union Pacific (1939) Typhoon (1940)