Douglas Howard Grindstaff (April 6, 1931 – July 23, 2018) was an American sound editor. He won five

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and was nominated for nine more in the category Outstanding Sound Editing for his work on the television programs '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', '' The Immortal'', ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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'', '' The Quest'', ''

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'', '' Police Story'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and also the television films '' The Last Hurrah'', ''To Kill a Cop'', '' A Fire in the Sky'' and ''Power''. Grindstaff died in July 2018 in

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, at the age of 87.

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* 1931 births 2018 deaths Mass media people from Los Angeles American sound editors Primetime Emmy Award winners {{US-sound-editor-stub