Ken Nightingall | Boom Operator Veteran boom operator Ken Nightingall passed away in March at the age of 92. Ken’s successful career included work on many James Bond films such as For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, and T
Martin “Marty” Cohen | Post-production Executive Longtime post-production staple, Marty Cohen, passed away in May. Marty, who had a revelation when he saw The Exorcist, stated, “All of a sudden, it dawned on me, you can have a career
Steven D. Grothe | Production Sound Mixer In March we saw the passing of production sound mixer Steven D. Grothe. Steven, who attended UC Berkeley, had a long list of television credits including work on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Up All Nigh
Keith Olsen | Music Producer/Engineer Music producer and engineer Keith Olsen passed away in March. Keith’s discography, including albums by Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, and Journey yielded dozens of gold
Jay Rose, CAS | Re-recording Mixer / Sound Designer / Author Longtime CAS member Jay Rose passed away in March. In addition to his work as a re-recording mixer and sound designer, Jay was an author who wrote two textbooks on our craft
Else Blangsted | Music Editor Film music editor Else Blangsted passed away at the age of 99 in May. Leaving Germany for Hollywood in 1937, Else eventually spent four decades as a music editor, working on films for Steven Spielberg, Ro
Allen Daviau, ASC | Cinematographer Multiple Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Allen Daviau passed away in April. In addition to receiving Oscar nominations for the Stephen Spielberg films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Empire of t
Adam Schlesinger | Songwriter/Music Producer An Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee, songwriter and music producer Adam Schlesinger passed away in April from complications from COVID-19. While Schlesinger’s songs appeared in many
Tom Kobayashi | Engineer/GM Starting in the entertainment industry as an accounting clerk at a film lab after serving in World War II, Tom Kobayashi worked his way up to president and COO of Hollywood’s Glen Glenn Sound. He joined Geo
Larry Edgeworth | Audio Engineer Longtime NBC News audio engineer Larry Edgeworth passed away in March after contracting COVID-19. Larry worked on assignment with journalists reporting from around the world and was based out of the NBC
