He went back to study aged 67 and graduated from UCC’s master’s degree programme in experimental sound practice two years ago, with the intention of using the degree to transition to teaching sound engineering.įrom San Francisco, Mr Murray met his wife, Bernadette ‘Betch’ Glenn, who is from Dublin, while working on US President Jimmy Carter’s re-election campaign in 1979/80. While most Irish attention at the Oscars ceremony will focus on nominees from The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailin Ciúin, there is hope Mr Murray will deliver an Academy Award for Ireland and UCC this weekend. One of the most respected sound experts in Hollywood thanks to his work on such films as The English Patient, Planet of the Apes and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he is nominated for an Oscar for his work on The Batman. US-born Doug Murray (70) is an Irish citizen by marriage and is a graduate of University College Cork ( UCC). ![]() ![]() An Irish-American sound technician is hoping to deliver an Academy Award for his adopted country.
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