death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
san clemente , california , united states 1 august 1985 connecticut , united states 20 may 1912 1954-1975 al overton
 al overton sound engineer
al overton

al overton -lrb- may 20 , 1912 -- august 1 , 1985 -rrb- was an american sound engineer .
he was nominated for an academy award in the category best sound for the film `` diamonds are forever '' .
he worked on over 90 films between 1954 and 1975 .
his son , al overton , jr. , was later nominated for four academy awards for best sound .
