# Kenneth Heeley-Ray

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British-Canadian film sound editor

**Kenneth Heeley-Ray** (October 26, 1916 - January 19, 2006) was a [British](/source/United_Kingdom)-[Canadian](/source/Canada) film sound editor,[1] most noted as a [Canadian Film Award](/source/Canadian_Film_Award) and [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) winner for [Best Overall Sound](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Sound_Mixing) and [Best Sound Editing](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing).[2]

Born and raised in [Macclesfield](/source/Macclesfield), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), he began his career in British film before moving to Canada in 1952 to work for the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada); initially a short-term contract, he remained with the agency for 12 years before beginning to work for commercial film studios in the 1960s.[3] He was also an occasional producer, winning a CFA in 1966 as coproducer with his wife Ann of the short educational film *The Scribe*.[2]

After his retirement from the film industry in the early 1990s, his colleagues began to organize a campaign to have the Genie Awards honour him with a lifetime achievement award. Their efforts quickly garnered enthusiastic support from Canadian and international industry figures including [Oliver Stone](/source/Oliver_Stone), [Jean-Jacques Annaud](/source/Jean-Jacques_Annaud), [Daniel Petrie](/source/Daniel_Petrie), [Christopher Chapman](/source/Christopher_Chapman), [Bob Clark](/source/Bob_Clark), [Harold Greenberg](/source/Harold_Greenberg) and [Garth Drabinsky](/source/Garth_Drabinsky), all of whom wrote letters of tribute praising Heeley-Ray's dedication, professionalism and willingness to mentor younger colleagues entering the industry, to the point that even Genie publicist Maria Topalovich was moved to tears reading them.[3] He received the lifetime achievement award at the [14th Genie Awards](/source/14th_Genie_Awards) in 1993.[1]

He died in 2006 on [Saltspring Island](/source/Saltspring_Island), British Columbia.

## Awards

Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s) Canadian Film Awards 1966 Best Training and Instruction Film The Scribe with Ann Heeley-Ray, John Sebert Won [2] 1968 Best Sound Editing, Non-Feature A Place to Stand Won [2] 1975 Best Sound Editing Black Christmas Won [2] Genie Awards 1980 Agency Nominated [4] Murder by Decree Nominated 1981 Tribute with Wayne Griffin, Patrick Drummond Nominated [5] 1983 Quest for Fire with Martin Ashbee,Kevin Ward, David Evans Won [2] Best Overall Sound Quest for Fire with Claude Hazanavicius, Austin Grimaldi, Don White, Joe Grimaldi Won 1984 Best Sound Editing A Christmas Story with David Evans, Steven Cole, Wayne Griffin Nominated [6] Best Overall Sound A Christmas Story with Dino Pigat, David Appleby Nominated 1989 Best Sound Editing Iron Eagle II with David Evans, Richard Cadger, Robin Leigh, Drew King Nominated [7] 1993 Lifetime Achievement Won [1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-soundcareer_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-soundcareer_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-soundcareer_1-2) "A Genie for a sound career". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 21, 1993.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-topalovich_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-topalovich_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-topalovich_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-topalovich_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-topalovich_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-topalovich_2-5) Maria Topalovich, *And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards*. [Stoddart Publishing](/source/Stoddart_Publishing), 2000. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7737-3238-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7737-3238-1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-adilman_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-adilman_3-1) Sid Adilman, "Genie shines on creative people behind the scenes". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, December 3, 1993.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 8, 1980.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Genie nominations released". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 10, 1981.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 10, 1984.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 14, 1989.

## External links

- [Kenneth Heeley-Ray](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373459/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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