Murray Spivack

Murray Spivack (September 6, 1903 – May 8, 1994) was an American sound engineer best known as the sound designer for the 1933 film King Kong. He won an Oscar for Sound Recording and was nominated for another in the same category. He was also a drum teacher whose students included Louie Bellson, Remo Belli, David Garibaldi, William Kraft, Alan Maitland, Jim Banks, Chad Wackerman and Joe Morello.^[1]

Murray Spivack
Born	(1903-09-06)September 6, 1903 Russian Empire
Died	May 8, 1994(1994-05-08) (aged 90) Los Angeles, United States
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1930–1978

Awards

Spivack won an Academy Award and was nominated for another:

Won

• Hello, Dolly! (1969)^[2]

Nominated

• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)^[3]