Steve Maslow, Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer on ‘Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ Dies at 81

Steve Maslow, the acclaimed sound mixer who won Academy Awards for “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Speed,” has died at 81, his friends and family said Tuesday.

Known to friends and colleagues as “Maz,” Maslow died Monday in West Hills following a long battle with cancer, his wife, Ronna Maslow told The Hollywood Reporter.

“I have no words to describe hearing of Steve Maslow’s passing today,” fellow sound mixer Greg P. Russell, himself nominated for 17 Oscars, wrote Tuesday on Instagram. “We lost one of the best of the best and so many who loved him are heart broken today. We’ll miss you buddy and thanks for all the memories.”

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