About Robert Glass
Lived 1939 – 1993 (aged 53). Robert Glass was an American audio engineer and audio engineering.
Robert Glass (December 4, 1939 – July 21, 1993) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for five more in the same category. He has worked on many films since 1976. Glass was found stabbed to death in his flat in Los Feliz, Los Angeles on July 21, 1993.
Selected filmography Glass won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another five:
Won E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Nominated A Star Is Born (1976) Sorcerer (1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 1941 (1979)
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Who was Robert Glass?
sound engineer (1939-1993)
When was Robert Glass born?
Robert Glass was born on 4 December 1939 in Barre.
When did Robert Glass die?
Robert Glass died on 21 July 1993 in Los Angeles.
What was Robert Glass's occupation?
Robert Glass was an audio engineer and audio engineering.
What nationality was Robert Glass?
Robert Glass was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Robert Glass (sound engineer)
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