Roger Heman Jr

Roger Heman (March 28, 1932 – November 13, 1989) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for Crash Dive.^[1]

Roger Heman
Born	(1932-03-28)March 28, 1932
Died	November 13, 1989(1989-11-13) (aged 57)
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1968–1987

Heman Jr. died of lung cancer at the age of 57.^[1]

Awards and nominations

• Won an Academy Award for Jaws (1975), shared with Robert L. Hoyt, Earl Madery and John Carter^[2]
• Nominated for an Academy Award for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), shared with Richard Portman and Jim Alexander^[3]
• Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Sound for Coal Miner's Daughter, shared with Gordon Ecker, Richard Portman and James Alexander
• Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for the 1970 TV movie My Sweet Charlie,^[1] shared with John Stransky Jr., Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. and Clarence Self