Alan Splet | |
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| Born | December 31, 1939 |
| Died | December 2, 1994 (aged 54) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Sound designer and editor |
| Spouse | Ann Kroeber |
Alan Splet (December 31, 1939 – December 2, 1994) was an American sound designer and sound editor known for his collaborations with director David Lynch on Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, and Blue Velvet.[1]
Due to being legally blind, Splet rarely traveled and mainly worked from Berkeley, California.[2] In 1980, he won an Oscar for his work on the film The Black Stallion. He did not attend the Academy Award ceremony and became the butt of several jokes by host Johnny Carson throughout the remainder of the telecast.[3] He was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Never Cry Wolf.[4] In 1995, The Motion Picture Sound Editors union posthumously honored Splet with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his creative contributions to the field of cinema audio.[5]
Splet was married to sound effects designer Ann Kroeber, and collaborated with her on most of his projects from 1979 until his death in 1994.
- ^ Woodward, Richard B. (May 13, 2014). "Snapping, Humming, Buzzing, Banging: Remembering Alan Splet". The Paris Review.
- ^ Luers, Erik (12 April 2022). "Editor Duwayne Dunham on Collaborating with David Lynch on Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "And the Winner Is...Alan Splet, Who Became a Household Word by Skipping the Oscars". People Magazine. May 5, 1980. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Milestones in the History of the MPSE". Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.