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- “Losing him is overwhelming, even though we knew his body had been fighting for a long time,” they wrote.
- A leader in the community and founder/moderator behind the online forum jwsoundgroup. net, which allows sound department workers a hub to discuss their craft, Wexler also pioneered the introduction of digital production recording with DAT (Digital Audio Tape) and first-ever file-based production recording with the original Zaxcom Deva I.
- Watch on Deadline Related Stories Below The Line Motion Picture Sound Editors Re-Elect David Barber As President; New Board Set Below The Line MPSE Golden Reel Awards: 'Wicked', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Wild Robot' Among Film Winners - Full List The legendary below-the-line worker received the Cinema Audio Society’s Career Achievement Award in 2011 and served on the board of directors for the organization.
- Prior to his death, he remained an industry participant by guest lecturing, leading panel discussions and moderating workshops.
- In addition to the aforementioned films, his extensive credits (more than 70 pictures) over the course of his five-decade-career include 42, Vanilla Sky, As Good as It Gets, Jerry Maguire, Fight Club, A Perfect World, Ghost, Spaceballs, The Natural, An Officer and a Gentleman, 9 to 5 and many others.
