John Wilkinson (sound engineer) explained

John Wilkinson
Birth Date:	13 April 1920
Birth Place:	Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation:	Sound engineer
Yearsactive:	1958-1992

John Keen "Doc" Wilkinson (April 13, 1920  - April 28, 2002) was an American sound engineer.^[1] He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another two in the same category. He worked on more than 140 films between 1958 and 1992.

Selected filmography

Wilkinson won an Academy Award for Best Sound following his work on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. He was later nominated for another two in the same category, but this time regarding the effort he put into his work in Vietnam.

Won

• Platoon (1986)^[2] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)

Nominated

• Days of Heaven (1978)^[3] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)
• Outland (1981)^[4] (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing)

Notes and References

1. News: John 'Doc' Wilkinson: Oscar-winning sound mixer. Variety. June 5, 2002. May 2, 2019.
2. Web site: The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners . October 16, 2011. oscars.org.
3. Web site: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners . October 6, 2011. oscars.org.
4. Web site: The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners . October 8, 2011. oscars.org.