Leslie Lazarowitz (October 2, 1941 – January 6, 2017) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound for Raging Bull and Tootsie. Lazarowitz died from cancer on January 6, 2017, in Florida. He was 75.[1]
Les Lazarowitz | |
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| Born | Leslie Lazarowitz October 2, 1941 |
| Died | January 6, 2017 (aged 75) Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1971–1999 |
His life began in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Brooklyn College, and started work as a photographer's assistant in the early 1960s. He soon was working in several roles at a commercial television studio, including editing.[2]
Throughout his career, Les Lazarowitz worked his way up to production sound mixer until his retirement in the late 1990s. He has worked with many directors including Martin Scorsese, John Badham, Sidney Pollack, Mike Nichols, Jonathan Demme, Penny Marshall, James Toback, and Brian De Palma. His film credits began in 1969 with Midnight Cowboy up through Don't Drink the Water in 1994.
Selected filmography
edit- Taxi Driver (1976)[3]
- Raging Bull (1980)[4]
- Tootsie (1982)[5]
- Carlito's Way (1993)[3]
- Groundhog Day (1993)[3]
References
edit- ^ "Les passed on January 6th 2017". YouCaring. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (2018). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7864-7032-4. ISSN 1087-9617.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ a b c "Les Lazarowitz". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.