Robert Hoyt (sound engineer)

Robert Lee Hoyt (December 23, 1925 – September 9, 2012) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film Jaws.^[1]

Robert Hoyt
Born	Robert Lee Hoyt (1925-12-23)December 23, 1925 California, U.S.
Died	September 9, 2012(2012-09-09) (aged 86) Tarzana, California, U.S.
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1954–1990

Hoyt served in the armed forces during World War II.^[2] He died in Tarzana, California on September 9, 2012, at the age of 86.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Jaws (1975; co-won with Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery and John Carter)