Loren L. Ryder (March 9, 1900 – May 28, 1985) was an American sound engineer. He won five Academy Awards and was nominated for twelve more in the categories Best Sound Recording and Best Effects.[1]
Loren L. Ryder | |
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| Born | March 9, 1900 California, United States |
| Died | May 28, 1985 (aged 85) Monterey, California, United States |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1932-1968 |
After serving in World War I, Ryder studied physics and mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1924.[1] He went to work at Pacific Telephone & Telegraph where he developed an improved technique for transmitting images over telephone lines, using light valves.[1] In 1928, Ryder joined Paramount Pictures where he worked in the emerging field of talking pictures.[1] From and 1936 until 1957 he served as the studio's chief engineer and sound director.[2] Some of his achievements included the development of the VistaVision wide-screen format and the production of the first full-length film using magnetic audio recording.[2] Ryder was part of the production team who received an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film Spawn of the North.[3] During World War II, General George S. Patton called upon Ryder's audio expertise to help disguise the sounds of American tanks at the Battle of the Bulge.[2]
Selected filmography
- Best Sound nominee
- Wells Fargo (1937)[4]
- If I Were King (1938)[5]
- The Great Victor Herbert (1939)[6]
- North West Mounted Police (1940)[7]
- Skylark (1941)[8]
- Road to Morocco (1942)[9]
- Melody Inn (1943)[10]
- Double Indemnity (1944)[11]
- The Unseen (1945)[12]
- The War of the Worlds (1953)[13]
- Rear Window (1954)[14]
- The Ten Commandments (1956)[15]
- Best Effects
- Union Pacific (1939)[6]
- Typhoon (1940)[7]