Background
Burtt, Ben was born on July 12, 1948 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
director editor sound designer
Burtt, Ben was born on July 12, 1948 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
Bachelor in Physics, Allegheny College, 1970; Master of Arts in Motion Picture Production, University of Southern California, 1975.
Still photographer, member camera crew, Industrial Light & Magic, San Rafael, California, 1975;
successively supervising sound editor/sound designer, picture editor, writer, director, Sprocket Systems division of Lucasfilm Ltd. (now Skywalker Sound, San Rafael, California, since 1975. Lecturer Stanford University, Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, Allegheny College, Syracuse University, Museum Film and Photography, United Kingdom.
Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Married Margaret L. Darragh. 3 children.