Nathan Levinson

Nathan Levinson (July 15, 1888 – October 18, 1952) was an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar in the category Sound Recording for the film Yankee Doodle Dandy^[1] and was nominated for 16 more in the same category. He was also nominated seven times in the category Best Special Effects.

Nathan Levinson
Born	(1888-07-15)July 15, 1888 New York City, New York, United States
Died	October 18, 1952(1952-10-18) (aged 64) Toluca Lake, California, United States
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1927-1951

The Oscar statue that Levinson won for Yankee Doodle Dandy was sold for nearly $90,000 at an auction in Dallas in July 2011.^[2]

Selected filmography

Levinson won an Academy Award and was nominated for 16 more in the category Best Sound. He was also nominated seven times for Best Special Effects:

Won

• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)^[1]

Nominated (Best Sound)

• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)^[3]
• 42nd Street (1933)^[3]
• Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)^[3]
• Flirtation Walk (1934)^[4]
• Captain Blood (1935)^[5]
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)^[6]
• The Life of Emile Zola (1937)^[7]
• Four Daughters (1938)^[8]
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)^[9]
• The Sea Hawk (1940)^[10]
• Sergeant York (1941)^[11]
• This Is the Army (1943)^[12]
• Hollywood Canteen (1944)^[13]
• Rhapsody in Blue (1945)^[14]
• Johnny Belinda (1948)^[15]
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)^[16]

Nominated (Best Special Effects)

• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)^[9]
• The Sea Hawk (1940)^[10]
• The Sea Wolf (1941)^[11]
• Desperate Journey (1942)^[1]
• Air Force (1943)^[12]
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)^[13]
• A Stolen Life (1946)