About Richard Shorr
Lived 1942 – 2001 (aged 58). Richard Shorr was an American sound editor, film director and sound editor (filmmaking).
Richard Shorr (November 24, 1942 – August 13, 2001) was an American sound editor who was nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing. He was nominated for Die Hard, which he shared the nomination with Stephen Hunter Flick. The nomination was at the 61st Academy Awards.
Selected filmography
Highlander II: The Quickening (1992) Shipwrecked (1991) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Die Hard (1988) Poltergeist III (1988) Predator (1987)
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Who was Richard Shorr?
American sound editor
When was Richard Shorr born?
Richard Shorr was born on 24 November 1942 in New York City.
When did Richard Shorr die?
Richard Shorr died on 13 November 2001.
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Richard Shorr was a sound editor, film director and sound editor (filmmaking).
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Richard Shorr was American.
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