Alan Robert Murray(1954-2021)
- Sound Department
Alan Murray began his career in sound in the mid seventies at Paramount Studios. Under the tutelage of Howard Beals, (Cecil B. DeMille's personal sound editor), Alan developed his craft working on a wide range of motion pictures including: "The Warriors (1979)", "Grease (1978)", and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)". In 1978, Alan began a working relationship with Clint Eastwood on the feature "Escape from Alcatraz (1979)" and has continued as Clint's supervising sound editor for over 30 years. Moving to Warner Bros. Studios in 1979, Alan has collaborated on many memorable Warner's movies including: "Ladyhawke (1985)", "Lethal Weapon (1987)" & "Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)","Eraser (1996)", "Unforgiven (1992)", "Million Dollar Baby (2004)", and "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".
Alan has three children currently working in the motion picture industry, Blu Murray (picture editing), Kevin R.W. Murray (sound) and Hailey Murray (post production). At date, Alan Murray has received six Academy Award nominations, three Bafta nominations, and won the Oscar in 2007 for Best Sound Editing for "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".
Alan has three children currently working in the motion picture industry, Blu Murray (picture editing), Kevin R.W. Murray (sound) and Hailey Murray (post production). At date, Alan Murray has received six Academy Award nominations, three Bafta nominations, and won the Oscar in 2007 for Best Sound Editing for "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".
