Murray Spivack (September 6, 1903 – May 8, 1994) was an American

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best known as the sound designer for the 1933 film ''

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''. He won an

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for

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and was nominated for another in the same category. He was also a drum teacher whose students included Louie Bellson,

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, David Garibaldi,

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, Jim Banks,

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and

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Awards

Spivack won an Academy Award and was nominated for another: ;Won * '' Hello, Dolly!'' (1969) ;Nominated * '' Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970)

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* 1903 births 1994 deaths American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners 20th-century American engineers Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States {{US-audio-engineer-stub