'''George "Ray" West''' (November 29, 1925 – February 17, 2016) was an American [[audio engineering|sound engineer]]. He won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] for the film ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''.<ref name="Oscars1978">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978 |title=The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-10-05|work=oscars.org}}</ref> He worked on over 60 films between 1977 and 1993.
'''George "Ray" West''' (November 29, 1925 – February 17, 2016) was an I LOVE KANYE WESTAmerican [[audio engineering|sound engineer]]. He won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] for the film ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''.<ref name="Oscars1978">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978 |title=The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-10-05|work=oscars.org}}</ref> He worked on over 60 films between 1977 and 1993.
West also did extensive work in [[television]]. He was nominated for thirteen [[Emmy Awards]] and, in 1978 won an award for sound mixing for the NBC TV movie ''[[The Winds of Kitty Hawk]]'' (1978), starring [[Michael Moriarty]], and in 1986, for ''[[Unnatural Causes]]'', starring [[John Ritter]].<ref name="variety.com">https://variety.com/2016/film/news/ray-west-dead-died-won-oscar-for-star-wars-sound-mixing-1201721179/</ref>
West also did extensive work in [[television]]. He was nominated for thirteen [[Emmy Awards]] and, in 1978 won an award for sound mixing for the NBC TV movie ''[[The Winds of Kitty Hawk]]'' (1978), starring [[Michael Moriarty]], and in 1986, for ''[[Unnatural Causes]]'', starring [[John Ritter]].<ref name="variety.com">https://variety.com/2016/film/news/ray-west-dead-died-won-oscar-for-star-wars-sound-mixing-1201721179/</ref>
