Robert Glass (December 4, 1939 – July 21, 1993) was an American

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. He won an

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for

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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

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on July 21, 1993.Robert Glass, Movie Sound Producer, 53
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Selected filmography

Glass won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another five: ;Won * ''

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'' (1982) ;Nominated * '' A Star Is Born'' (1976) * ''

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* 1939 births 1993 deaths American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Deaths by stabbing in California 20th-century American engineers People from Los Feliz, Los Angeles {{US-audio-engineer-stub