Jon Johnson, MPSE (born October 16, 1954) is an American sound editor of television and feature film. He won the

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for his work on the

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submarine epic '' U-571'' (2000).

Career

Johnson has been a leading figure in sound editing for many years. His career began with work as a sound effects editor on animated programs such as '' The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' and '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'', among others. His foray into feature film came with the

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documentary '' Terror in the Aisles'' (1984). Another milestone, his first supervising sound editor role, came two years later on the '' Return to Mayberry'' (1986) reunion special. Johnson's work in mainstream cinema took off with the popular

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films ''

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'' (1994) and ''

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'' (1996). With the success of those projects, he went on to become a highly regard supervising sound editor in

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. His credits include '' U-571'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001), ''

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'' (2006), '' The Blind Side'' (2009), '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011) and '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013). He has not, however, forgotten his roots in television, having served as supervising sound editor on the miniseries ''

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'' (2008) and the television film '' Grey Gardens'' (2009).

Awards

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jon 1954 births Living people Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners American sound editors