Warren Hamilton, Jr.

Warren W. Hamilton, Jr., was an American sound effects editor who worked on over fifty films, including and . He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a former president of Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild.Saperstein, Pat; "Warren Hamilton dies at 76;" Variety, {{el|variety.com/article/VR1118009766.html?categoryid25&cs1], 9 October 2009.
== Early life ==
Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California. He began his career is show business as an actor, making uncredited appearances in such films as the 1955 drama Blackboard Jungle. This film also featured veteran actors John Hoyt and Richard Kiley, who both went on to appear in a Star Trek production.
Following a stunt in the United States Army, Hamilton earned a Bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. In 1960, he then became a story editor at Warner Bros., where he worked on such television series as , , and . He left Warner Bros. in 1962 to work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, after which he began working for Walt Disney Television. 
In 1969, Hamilton co-wrote the short documentary film An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer, which received an Academy Award nomination in the "Best Documentary, Short Subjects" category. He continued writing films during the 1970s, including (1974) and (1975). 
== Editing career ==
Hamilton began working as a sound editor in the 1970s; one of his earliest sound credits was the 1973 film The Black Bunch, which starred Michael Pataki. He also worked as a film editor, with credits such as (1973, again starring Michael Pataki) and Kiss of the Tarantula, which he also wrote. He returned to sound effects editing with (1976).
It was in 1980 when Hamilton's career as a sound effects editor really began to pick up. Under the supervision of Richard L. Anderson, Hamilton worked with fellow Star Trek sound editors Stephen Hunter Flick and Mark Mangini on (1980). Hamilton worked with Anderson on many more films over the next eighteen years, including (1982), (1983, starring Joanna Cassidy), (1984, starring Zach Galligan, Keye Luke, and Dick Miller), (1985), (1988), (1990, starring Winona Ryder), and (1992), (1995), (1995, starring Christopher Lloyd) and (1998). Some of these movies again had Hamilton working with Stephen Flick and/or Mark Mangini, as well as fellow Star Trek V sound editor John Dunn.
In addition to Gremlins, Hamilton edited the sound effects for several of director Joe Dante's other films, including (1985), (1987), (1989), (1990), and (1993). All of these films featured regular Robert Picardo in the cast (among several other Star Trek performers) and they all had Hamilton working alongside Mark Mangini. Hamilton also worked on some of filmmaker John Carpenter's early 1980s hits, including Escape from New York (1981, starring Kim Cattrall), (1981), and (1982, featuring David Clennon). Escape from New York again had Hamilton working with Mangini.
Hamilton's other film credits during the 1980s included Repo Man (1984), (1986), (1987), (1988), and The Good Mother (1988), the latter of which was directed by Leonard Nimoy. Hamilton also provided sound effects editing on (1988), which earned him Golden Reel Award. He later received two more Golden Reel Awards, one for his work on (1991, featuring the voice of David Ogden Stiers) and (1994). Other films he worked on during the 1990s include (1992), (1994), (1995), (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), (1997), and (1997).
== Death ==
Hamilton died of natural causes in Los Angeles on 17 August 2009. He was 76 years old. He was survived by a son, Craig, and a daughter, Jenene. 
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