Rob Young (sound engineer)

{{Short description|Sound engineer (died 2023)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}

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| name = Rob Young

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| birth_date = {{circa|1946}}

| birth_place = Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2023|6|11|76}}

| death_place = Albi, France

| occupation = Sound engineer

| alma_mater = Ryerson University

| yearsactive = 1975–2010

| spouse = Yvonne Wetherall

| children = 3

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Rob Young ({{circa|1946}} – June 11, 2023) was a Canadian sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Unforgiven.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011|work=oscars.org}} He worked on more than 100 films since 1975.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Young studied at a technical school in Saint John before attending Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario to study radio and television arts.

Young died in Albi, France on June 11, 2023, from complications of a fall that happened during a trip to Morocco. He was 76.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/robert-young-dead-unforgiven-1235657329/|title=Rob Young, Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixer of 'Unforgiven,' Dies at 76|first=McKinley|last=Franklin|publisher=Variety|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rob-young-dead-unforgiven-sound-mixer-1235525765/|title=Rob Young, Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixer on 'Unforgiven,' Dies at 76|first=Mike|last=Barnes|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 29, 2023}}