Roger Heman Sr. (February 27, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproductio ...

. He won an

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for Best Special Effects and was nominated for four more in the same category. He worked on more than 350 films during his career. His son was also a sound engineer.

Selected filmography

Heman won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for four more: ;Won * ''

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'' (1943) ;Nominated * '' The Black Swan'' (1942) * '' Wilson'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1945) * '' Deep Waters'' (1948)

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* 1898 births 1969 deaths American audio engineers Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Engineers from Kentucky 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub