Al Overton (May 20, 1912 – August 1, 1985) was an American

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...

. He was nominated for an

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in the category

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for the film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. He worked on more than 90 films between 1954 and 1975. His son, Al Overton Jr., was later nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Sound.

Selected filmography

* '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971)

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* 1912 births 1985 deaths American audio engineers Engineers from Connecticut 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub