Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer
Kirk H. Francis (born August 27, 1947) is a former production sound mixer in the motion picture industry. He mixed production sound for over 60 films, including 12 Years a Slave, Bull Durham, Under Fire, Wonder Boys, Mr. Holland's Opus, Sleepless in Seattle, Tin Cup, and I Dismember Mama.
Francis was given the 2008 Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for The Bourne Ultimatum, and won two BAFTA awards, for The Bourne Ultimatum in 2008 and LA Confidential in 1998 [1]. For LA Confidential he also received an Academy Award nomination in 1998. He received three Cinema Audio Society Award nominations for his work on LA Confidential, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum.
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Events on 1947
- 10Feb
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia. - 5Jun
George Marshall
Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. - 15Aug
Indian independence movement
India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. - 30Sep
New York Yankees
The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time. - 5Oct
Harry S. Truman
The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.