Kenneth Heeley-Ray (October 26, 1916 - January 19, 2006) was a British-Canadian film sound editor,[1] most noted as a Canadian Film Award and Genie Award winner for Best Overall Sound and Best Sound Editing.[2]
Born and raised in Macclesfield, Cheshire, he began his career in British film before moving to Canada in 1952 to work for the National Film Board of Canada; initially a short-term contract, he remained with the agency for 12 years before beginning to work for commercial film studios in the 1960s.[3] He was also an occasional producer, winning a CFA in 1966 as coproducer with his wife Ann of the short educational film The Scribe.[2]
After his retirement from the film industry in the early 1990s, his colleagues began to organize a campaign to have the Genie Awards honour him with a lifetime achievement award. Their efforts quickly garnered enthusiastic support from Canadian and international industry figures including Oliver Stone, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Daniel Petrie, Christopher Chapman, Bob Clark, Harold Greenberg and Garth Drabinsky, all of whom wrote letters of tribute praising Heeley-Ray's dedication, professionalism and willingness to mentor younger colleagues entering the industry, to the point that even Genie publicist Maria Topalovich was moved to tears reading them.[3] He received the lifetime achievement award at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.[1]
He died in 2006 on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Film Awards | 1966 | Best Training and Instruction Film | The Scribe with Ann Heeley-Ray, John Sebert |
Won | [2] |
| 1968 | Best Sound Editing, Non-Feature | A Place to Stand | Won | [2] | |
| 1975 | Best Sound Editing | Black Christmas | Won | [2] | |
| Genie Awards | 1980 | Agency | Nominated | [4] | |
| Murder by Decree | Nominated | ||||
| 1981 | Tribute with Wayne Griffin, Patrick Drummond |
Nominated | [5] | ||
| 1983 | Quest for Fire with Martin Ashbee,Kevin Ward, David Evans |
Won | [2] | ||
| Best Overall Sound | Quest for Fire with Claude Hazanavicius, Austin Grimaldi, Don White, Joe Grimaldi |
Won | |||
| 1984 | Best Sound Editing | A Christmas Story with David Evans, Steven Cole, Wayne Griffin |
Nominated | [6] | |
| Best Overall Sound | A Christmas Story with Dino Pigat, David Appleby |
Nominated | |||
| 1989 | Best Sound Editing | Iron Eagle II with David Evans, Richard Cadger, Robin Leigh, Drew King |
Nominated | [7] | |
| 1993 | Lifetime Achievement | Won | [1] | ||
References
edit- 1 2 3 "A Genie for a sound career". The Globe and Mail, October 21, 1993.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
- 1 2 Sid Adilman, "Genie shines on creative people behind the scenes". Toronto Star, December 3, 1993.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989.