Robert Joseph "Bob" Beemer (born February 8, 1955) is an American

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who has won four

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Biography

Bob Beemer was born on February 8, 1955, at

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. Graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles in 1973, he studied Communication Arts and English at

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, earning a bachelor's degree in 1977 with a double major in those two fields. Always fascinated by sound, he became an expert in remixing for movies. His first professionally recorded sound was on ''

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'' (1977).

Academy Awards

Beemer has won four Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three: ;Won * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Road to Perdition'' (2002)

References

External links

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Bob Beemer's profile at LMU website
1955 births Living people American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Sound BAFTA Award winners People from Los Angeles Production sound mixers Loyola Marymount University alumni Engineers from California Loyola High School (Los Angeles) alumni {{US-audio-engineer-stub