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Nathan Levinson Biography

Birth Name:Nathan Levinson

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Sound department, Special effects

Fast Facts

  • His first Academy Award was presented to recognize not only his outstanding service in the film industry, but also his service in the Army
  • Born to Julius Levinson and Esther D․ Levinson
  • Married Edna Irene Levinson
  • Started his career in the motion picture industry in 1926
  • During World War I, he served as a major
  • Started working as a wireless telegraph operator when he was 14
  • A sound engineer who worked on such classic films as "42nd Street," "A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Anthony Adverse" and "A Streetcar Named Desire․"
  • Helped incorporate sound into motion pictures with the 1926 film "Don Juan․"

Awards

  • 1934Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1934Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1934Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1935Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1936Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1937Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1938Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1939Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1942Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1942Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: winner
  • 1944Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1944Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1945Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1945Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1946Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1947Oscar-Best Effects, Special Effects: nominated
  • 1949Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated
  • 1952Oscar-Best Sound, Recording: nominated