# Ray West
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{{Short description|American sound engineer (1925–2016)}}
{{About|the American sound engineer|the father of Kanye West|Kanye West#Early Life}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ray West
| birth_name = George Raymond West
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|29}}
| birth_place = [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan), U.S
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|17|1925|11|29}}
| death_place = [Santa Barbara, California](/source/Santa_Barbara%2C_California), U.S.
| occupation = [Sound engineer](/source/audio_engineering)
| years_active = 1977–1993
}}
'''George Raymond West''' (November 29, 1925 – February 17, 2016) was an American [sound engineer](/source/audio_engineering). He won an [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Awards) for [Best Sound](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Mixing) for the film ''[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope](/source/Star_Wars_(film))''.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978 |title=The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-10-05|work=oscars.org}}] He worked on over 60 films between 1977 and 1993.
West has also done extensive work in [television](/source/television). He was nominated for 13 [Emmy Awards](/source/Emmy_Awards) and, in 1978, won an award for sound mixing for the NBC television film ''[The Winds of Kitty Hawk](/source/The_Winds_of_Kitty_Hawk)'' (1978), starring [Michael Moriarty](/source/Michael_Moriarty), and, in 1986, for ''[Unnatural Causes](/source/Unnatural_Causes_(1986_film))'', starring [John Ritter](/source/John_Ritter).[{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/ray-west-dead-died-won-oscar-for-star-wars-sound-mixing-1201721179/ |title=Ray West, Oscar-Winning 'Star Wars' Sound Mixer, Dies at 90 |work=Variety |date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2020}}]
West died in February 2016 at the age of 90.