Loren L. Ryder Net Worth
Loren L. Ryder Net Worth is
$11 Million
Loren L. Ryder Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Loren L. Ryder (9 March 1900 – 28 May 1985) was an American sound engineer. He won five Academy Awards and was nominated for twelve more in the categories Best Sound Recording and Best Effects.After serving in World War I, Ryder studied physics and mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1924. He went to work at Pacific Telephone & Telegraph where he developed an improved technique for transmitting images over telephone lines, using light valves. In 1928, Ryder joined Paramount Pictures where he worked in the emerging field of talking pictures. From and 1936 until 1957 he served as the studio's chief engineer and sound director. Some of his achievements included the development of the VistaVision wide-screen format and the production of the first full-length film using magnetic audio recording.During World War II, General George S. Patton called upon Ryder's audio expertise to help disguise the sounds of American tanks at the Battle of the Bulge. | Date Of Birth | March 9, 1900 |
| Died | 1985-05-28 |
| Place Of Birth | California, United States |
| Profession | Sound Department |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Founded Ryder Sound Services in 1948. |
Sound Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daktari | 1968 | TV Series recording supervisor - 1 episode | |
| The Ten Commandments | 1956 | re-recording mixer - uncredited | |
| Rear Window | 1954 | sound recording mixer - uncredited | |
| The War of the Worlds | 1953 | sound director - uncredited | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1952 | TV Series sound - 1 episode | |
| Your Jeweler's Showcase | 1952 | TV Series sound - 5 episodes | |
| The Unseen | 1945 | sound recordist - uncredited | |
| Double Indemnity | 1944 | sound recordist - uncredited | |
| Riding High | 1943 | sound recordist - uncredited | |
| Road to Morocco | 1942 | sound recordist - uncredited | |
| Skylark | 1941 | chief sound engineer - uncredited | |
| Typhoon | 1940 | sound effects - uncredited | |
| The Great Victor Herbert | 1939 | sound director - uncredited | |
| Union Pacific | 1939 | re-recording mixer - uncredited | |
| If I Were King | 1938 | sound - uncredited | |
| Spawn of the North | 1938 | sound effects - uncredited | |
| Wells Fargo | 1937 | sound director - uncredited | |
| Island of Lost Souls | 1932 | re-recording engineer - uncredited |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Medal of Commendation | Academy Awards, USA | ||
| 1956 | Technical Achievement Award | Academy Awards, USA | For a projection film index to establish proper framing for various aspect ratios. | |
| 1955 | Academy Award of Merit | Academy Awards, USA | For developing a method of producing and exhibiting motion pictures known as VistaVision. | |
| 1951 | Scientific and Engineering Award | Academy Awards, USA | For the first studio-wide application of magnetic sound recording to motion picture production. | |
| 1950 | Technical Achievement Award | Academy Awards, USA | ||
| 1946 | Technical Achievement Award | Academy Awards, USA | For the design, construction and use of the first dial-controlled step-by-step sound channel ... More | |
| 1942 | Technical Achievement Award | Academy Awards, USA | ||
| 1939 | Honorary Award | Academy Awards, USA | Spawn of the North (1938) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | The Ten Commandments (1956) |
| 1955 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | Rear Window (1954) |
| 1954 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | The War of the Worlds (1953) |
| 1946 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | The Unseen (1945) |
| 1945 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | Double Indemnity (1944) |
| 1944 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | Riding High (1943) |
| 1943 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | Road to Morocco (1942) |
| 1942 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | Skylark (1941) |
| 1941 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | North West Mounted Police (1940) |
| 1941 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Effects, Special Effects | Typhoon (1940) |
| 1940 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | The Great Victor Herbert (1939) |
| 1940 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Effects, Special Effects | Union Pacific (1939) |
| 1939 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | If I Were King (1938) |
| 1938 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Sound, Recording | Wells Fargo (1937) |
Known for movies
Rear Window (1954)
as Sound Department
Double Indemnity (1944)
as Sound Department
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Sound Department
The War of the Worlds (1953)
as Sound Department