Roger Heman (March 28, 1932 – November 13, 1989) 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 won an

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for

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and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for ''

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''. Heman Jr. died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

at the age of 57.

Awards and nominations

* Won an Academy Award for '' Jaws'' (1975), shared with Robert L. Hoyt, Earl Madery and John Carter * Nominated for an Academy Award for '' Coal Miner's Daughter'' (1980), shared with

Richard Portman Richard Portman (April 2, 1934 – January 28, 2017) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for ten more in the same category. He worked on more than 160 films between 1963 and 2004. Portman ...

and Jim Alexander * Nominated for a

BAFTA Award for Best Sound The BAFTA Award for Best Sound is a film award that is presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to sound designers, sound editors, sound engineers, and sound mixers. It has been presented at the annual British Acad ...

for ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', shared with Gordon Ecker, Richard Portman and James Alexander * Nominated for a

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for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for the 1970 TV movie ''

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'', shared with John Stransky Jr., Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. and Clarence Self

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* 1932 births 1989 deaths American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Deaths from lung cancer 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub