Bub Asman (born August 17, 1949, in
Louisville, Kentucky
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) is a
sound editor known for his collaborations with director
Clint Eastwood
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. He and his colleagues on the 2006 film ''
Letters from Iwo Jima'' won the
Academy Award
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for
Best Sound Editing, and were nominated the same year for ''
Flags of Our Fathers''. He also won for the 2014 film ''
American Sniper
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''.
He shared both awards with
Alan Robert Murray.
He is a brother of
cinematographer
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William L. Asman and
re-recording mixer John Asman. He began his career (with brother John) as a
film editor
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on Lee Jones' ''
The Hidan of Maukbeiangjow'' (1973) and films of
William Girdler.
References
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Living people
Asman, John
People from Louisville, Kentucky
American sound editors
Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners
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