| David Yewdall | |
| Birth Name: | David Lewis Yewdall |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation: | supervising sound editor |
| Notable Works: | The Thing, The Fifth Element, Escape From New York |
| Years Active: | 1978 - 2016 |
David Lewis Yewdall (October 30, 1950 - July 4, 2017) was an American supervising sound editor. He worked with Roger Corman on Battle Beyond the Stars and as the co-supervising sound editor on Talvisota.[1] He published a book about the profession in 2007, Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, which was called a "must-read for all students of film."[2] In 1996, he became a member of the board of NightPro Technologies Inc (NTI), a sound production company from Provo, Utah.[3] He taught editing and sound at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts[4] until June 2016.
Yewdall died on July 4, 2017, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from pancreatic cancer, aged 66.[5]
In 1988 Yewdall was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special" for his work on .[6]