Who is Alan Robert Murray? Alan Robert Murray Bio/Wiki

Alan Robert Murray was a sound editor from America. He was born in 1955.

He worked on 32 films directed by Clint Eastwood for more than 40 years, from ‘Escape From Alcatraz’ to ‘Richard Jewell.’

He has died at the age of 66. His family confirmed Murray’s passing through Kim Waugh, an executive with Warner Bros. Sound, where Murray has been based since 1979. He died on Wednesday, his family said.

This one hurts. Alan Robert Murray was a titan of the film sound world, and was so invaluable in helping with my research on my big sound article last year. A friendly and generous person with a HELL of a resume including Lethal Weapon, Joker, Sicario, and most Eastwood films https://t.co/05DFTAfFst

— Will Mavity (@mavericksmovies) February 25, 2021

Age

He was 66 years old.

Wife

Debbie Murray is the wife of Alan Robert Murray.

Children

The couple has three children named Blu, Kevin, and Hailey. Three of whom are working in the film industry.

Career

Murray has received ten Academy Awards nominations. In 2007, for his work on Letters from Iwo Jima, Murray received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (2005).

With Bub Asman, he shared both honors. Murray received his tenth nomination for Best Sound Editing for Joker at the 92nd Academy Awards, setting records for the category of sound editing.

Best Sound Design

Winner: A Star is Born
Alan Robert Murray and Steve Morrow#BPMA19 pic.twitter.com/oaU09qnHoL

— Carson Timar @Slamdance 2021 (@BP_MovieReviews) February 18, 2019

Awards

Alan Robert Murray set a record with ten nominations to become the most-nominated sound editor for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing category, surpassing Richard Hymns with nine nominations.

#Oscars 2020

Nominees: Sound Editing:

🔥“Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester
🔥“Joker,” Alan Robert Murray
🔥“1917,” Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate
🔥“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman
🔥“Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood, David Acord#OscarsNoms pic.twitter.com/amlftGGTbM

— Famous Update 🔮 (@UpdateFamouss) January 13, 2020

In 2015, for his work on American Sniper, Murray received his second Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (2014).

Death Cause

He died at 66 years of age on February 24, 2021. The cause of his death is not yet known.

Adiós a Alan Robert Murray, editor de sonido (uno de los mejores) cuya extensa carrera va ligada ininterrumpidamente a la figura de Clint Eastwood (como actor y como director) desde FUGA DE ALCATRAZ a RICHARD JEWELL. Ganó dos oscars por CARTAS DESDE IWO-JIMA y EL FRANCOTIRADOR. pic.twitter.com/uh0cD1lDUV

— Fausto Fernández (@faustianovich) February 25, 2021

R.I.P.
ALAN ROBERT MURRAY
July 1, 1954 – February 24, 2021 pic.twitter.com/8etgx87EWg

— All That Chas (@charlestrotter) February 25, 2021