Ken Nightingall, sound engineer
Ken Nightingall ‑ a British sound engineer, popularly known as Pink Shorts Boom Guy after an image surfaced in 2015 of him working as a boom operator on Star Wars and wearing only pink shorts – died on 19 May 2020 from Covid-19.
He had a long career in the film industry, including many James Bond films, and was part of the sound team that won the 1978 Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Sound.
Over his career, Nightingall worked on over 47 films. Among these are the James Bond films For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), and The Living Daylights (1987), as well as other popular films like Alfie (1966), Funeral In Berlin (1966), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and Supergirl (1984). He has also worked in television, for shows such as Top Secret.
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