John W. Mitchell Explained

John W. Mitchell
Birth Name:	John William Mitchell
Birth Date:	14 June 1917
Birth Place:	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Death Place:	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation:	Sound engineer
Yearsactive:	1934-1998

John William Mitchell, MBE^[1] (14 June 1917  - 21 November 2005)^[2] was a British sound engineer. Throughout his career, he was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound, working on 170 films between 1934 and 1998.

Selected filmography

• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)^[3]
• A Passage to India (1984)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Year Honours 2000 . 27 August 2011 . BBC . https://web.archive.org/web/20110805194110/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/346564 . 5 August 2011 . dead .
2. News: BFI Film Database: John W. Mitchell . 27 August 2011. BFI.org. 30 December 2000.
3. Web site: The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners . 27 August 2011. oscars.org.
4. Web site: The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners . 13 October 2011. oscars.org.