Robert Glass (sound engineer)

Robert Glass (December 4, 1939 – July 21, 1993) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for five more in the same category. He has worked on many films since 1976. Glass was found stabbed to death in his flat in Los Feliz, Los Angeles on July 21, 1993.[1]

For another sound engineer of the same name, see Robert W. Glass Jr.

Robert Glass
Born(1939-12-04)December 4, 1939
Barre, Vermont, USA
DiedJuly 21, 1993(1993-07-21) (aged 53)
Los Feliz, Los Angeles
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1976-1993

Selected filmography

Glass won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another five:

Won
Nominated
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References
  1. Robert Glass, Movie Sound Producer, 53, nytimes.com, retrieved February 28, 2014
  2. "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  3. "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  4. "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  5. "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  6. "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.


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