Alexander Fisher (sound engineer)


Alexander Fisher was a sound engineer. For 36 years he participated in creating movies and TV programs. He was born on 25 December 1903 in pre-Revolutionary Russia. He died in September 1993 in Hertfordshire, England.

Career

After some movie work together, Alexander Fisher became Peter Sellers' favorite sound technician. In his own productions Peter Sellers eventually refused to work with anyone else in sound. On a from Peter Sellers to Alexander
the dedication says: "Why, why, why, can't we have some silence please". Which was Sash's catch phrase and how he was greeted on the set. And further on: "To Sash, with grateful thanks for another wonderful job – Peter Sellers".
During his career Alexander Fisher worked with many movie stars, who gave him presents of dedication, among others Gina Lollobrigida, Elizabeth Taylor.
Alexander Fisher was an early member of the trade union The Association of Cine-Technicians, one of the early front runners of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union.
His from 1937 shows him as the 100th member, employed at Pinewood Studios.

Film and television work

1971 UFO
1970 A Man Called Sledge
1969 The Avengers
1968 Romeo and Juliet
1967 Five Million Years to Earth
1967 The Bobo
1967 Casino Royale
1967 Prehistoric Women
1966 After the Fox
1965 The Alphabet Murders
1965 The Truth About Spring
1963 The Pink Panther
1962 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1961 The Happy Thieves
1961 Come September
1961 Romanoff and Juliet
1960 It Started in Naples
1959 Ben-Hur
1957 Action of the Tiger
1957 Dangerous Youth
1956 Port Afrique
1956 Bhowani Junction
1955 Room in the House
1954 Svengali
1953 Knights of the Round Table
1953 Mogambo
1950 The Miniver Story
1949 Conspirator
1949 Edward, My Son
Alexander Fisher was fluent in Russian.
He assisted the British Council as an interpreter for Russian dignitaries visiting the UK and London in particular.
One of those occasions was Yuri Gagarin's four-day in July 1961. is a photograph with Alexander Fisher on the left and Yuri Gagarin on the right. shows the two at a social event.
Rumor has it, that Alexander Fisher was affiliated with the British MI6.
His movie work required travel to foreign countries, all together he spent almost 20 years in Italy. His knowledge of foreign languages was an additional qualification.

Awards

In 1945 he was decorated with the Order of the White Eagle by the Yugoslavian Government.