Lora Hirschberg

Lora Hirschberg
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Olmsted Falls, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1990-present

Lora Hirschberg (born 1963) is an American sound engineer.[1] She won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for the film Inception and was nominated for the same award for the film The Dark Knight. She has worked on more than 110 films since 1990.[2]

Biography

Hirschberg was born near Cleveland, Ohio, in the city of Olmsted Falls,[3] and she attended New York University's film school. She worked in film sound in New York after graduation, having been hired by the film production company American Zoetrope in 1989. She started her career in the company's central machine room and later relocated to San Francisco, California.[4] She is lesbian.[2][4]

Selected filmography

Hirschberg has won an Academy Award and has been nominated for another:

Won
Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Peter Cowie talks to Lora Hirschberg About Her Views on Sound for Film". dolby.com. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "The Oscars were "a great year for lesbians," but better for a king". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Oscar gala sounds good to Olmsted Falls native". News Sun. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Marler, Regina (February 19, 2009). "Grabbing for Gold". The Advocate. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 22, 2011.

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