Gene Cantamessa | |
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Born | (1931-02-17)February 17, 1931 New York City, New York, United States |
Died | November 8, 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, United States |
Occupation | Sound engineer |
Years active | 1969–1999 |
Gene Cantamessa (February 17, 1931 – November 8, 2011)[1] was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[2] Cantamessa received six additional Academy Award nominations in the same category during his career.
Cantamessa won an Academy Award and was nominated for six more: