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John W. Mitchell(1917-2005)

  • Sound Department
  • Producer
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John W. Mitchell was born on 14 June 1917 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Live and Let Die (1973). He died on 21 November 2005 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.
BornJune 14, 1917
DiedNovember 21, 2005(88)
BornJune 14, 1917
DiedNovember 21, 2005(88)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Diamonds Are Forever
6.5
  • Sound Department(as John Mitchell)
  • 1971
Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice
6.8
  • Sound Department(as John Mitchell)
  • 1967
Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die
6.7
  • Sound Department(as John Mitchell)
  • 1973
Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen
7.7
  • Sound Department(as John Mitchell)
  • 1951

Credits

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Sound Department

  • The Dance of Shiva (1998)
    The Dance of Shiva
    7.4
    Short
    • sound consultant
    • 1998
  • Tom Noonan and William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)
    Manhunter
    7.2
    • sound mixer (as John Mitchell)
    • 1986
  • Plenty (1985)
    Plenty
    6.0
    • sound recordist
    • 1985
  • A Passage to India (1984)
    A Passage to India
    7.3
    • sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
    • 1984
  • Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, and Tevaite Vernette in The Bounty (1984)
    The Bounty
    7.1
    • sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
    • 1984
  • John Gielgud, Gregory Peck, and Christopher Plummer in The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
    The Scarlet and the Black
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • sound mixer (as John Mitchell)
    • 1983
  • Deborah Kerr, Donald Pleasence, Beau Bridges, Diana Rigg, and Ralph Richardson in Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
    Witness for the Prosecution
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • sound mixer (as John Mitchell)
    • 1982
  • Anthony Hopkins and Lesley-Anne Down in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • sound mixer (as John Mitchell)
    • 1982
  • James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    Evil Under the Sun
    7.1
    • sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
    • 1982
  • Hayley Mills in The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
    The Flame Trees of Thika
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • sound mixer (as John W Mitchell)
    • 1981
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    The Mirror Crack'd
    6.2
    • sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
    • 1980
  • Raise the Titanic (1980)
    Raise the Titanic
    5.3
    • sound mixer: Europe (as John Mitchell)
    • 1980
  • David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Lesley-Anne Down in Rough Cut (1980)
    Rough Cut
    5.7
    • sound mixer (as John Mitchell)
    • 1980
  • Silver Dream Racer (1980)
    Silver Dream Racer
    5.5
    • sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
    • 1980
  • Suzanne Somers and Ian McShane in Yesterday's Hero (1979)
    Yesterday's Hero
    5.1
    • sound mixer
    • 1979

Producer

  • Heartland Reggae (1980)
    Heartland Reggae
    8.3
    • producer
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.W. Mitchell
  • Born
    • June 14, 1917
    • Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 21, 2005
    • Gloucestershire, England, UK

Did you know

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    He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to film.

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