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Derek Ball (d. 1988)

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Died:
July 26, 1988

Biography from TheMovieDB

Derek Ball was a British sound recordist and mixer for film and television productions. He won an Academy Award in the category "Best Sound" for his work on the feature film "Star Wars".

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Production Sound Mixer:
1977  Star Wars

Sound:
1969  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1972  Travels with My Aunt
1977  Star Wars
1979  The Europeans

Sound Mixer:
1968  Sympathy for the Devil
1969  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1971  Doc
1972  Travels with My Aunt
1972  Virgin Witch
1975  Inserts
1977  Julia
1977  Star Wars
1978  The Four Feathers
1979  All Quiet on the Western Front
1979  Escape to Athena
1979  The Europeans
1980  Saturn 3
1984  Ordeal by Innocence

Sound Recordist:
1968  Sympathy for the Devil
1969  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1971  Doc
1971  The Music Lovers
1972  Travels with My Aunt
1972  Virgin Witch
1973  Papillon
1974  The Odessa File
1975  Inserts
1976  Voyage of the Damned
1977  Julia
1977  Star Wars
1978  The Four Feathers
1979  All Quiet on the Western Front
1979  Escape to Athena
1979  The Europeans
1980  Saturn 3
1982  P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1984  Ordeal by Innocence
1984  Top Secret!
1985  Death Wish 3

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