Richard Portman Explained

Richard Portman
Birth Date:	2 April 1934
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Death Place:	Tallahassee, Florida
Occupation:	Sound engineer
Yearsactive:	1963-2004

Richard Portman (April 2, 1934  - January 28, 2017) was an American sound engineer.^[1] He won an Academy Award for Best Sound^[2] and was nominated for ten more in the same category. He worked on more than 160 films between 1963 and 2004. Portman later taught at Florida State University; he died of complications after a fall.^[1]

Selected filmography

Portman won an Academy Award and was nominated for ten more:

Won

• The Deer Hunter (1978)^[3]

Nominated

• Kotch (1971)^[4]
• The Godfather (1972)^[5]
• The Candidate (1972)
• Paper Moon (1973)^[6]
• The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)^[7]
• Funny Lady (1975)^[8]
• Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)^[9]
• On Golden Pond (1981)^[10]
• The River (1984)^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oscar-winning sound guru Richard Portman dies at 82. January 30, 2017.
2. Web site: Florida State University: Richard Portman . August 28, 2011 . fsu.edu . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060304/http://film.fsu.edu/person/richard-portman . February 2, 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners . October 6, 2011. oscars.org.
4. Web site: The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners . August 28, 2011. oscars.org.
5. Web site: The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners . August 28, 2011. oscars.org.
6. Web site: The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners . August 28, 2011. oscars.org.
7. Web site: The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners . October 2, 2011. oscars.org.
8. Web site: The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners . October 2, 2011. oscars.org.
9. Web site: The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners . October 7, 2011. oscars.org.
10. Web site: The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners . October 8, 2011. oscars.org.
11. Web site: The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners . October 13, 2011. oscars.org.