Tom Kobayashi, the respected Hollywood sound engineer who ran George Lucas' Skywalker Sound postproduction facilities in Marin County and Santa Monica, has died.He was 91.
Kobayashi died March 3 in Bakersfield, California, his family announced. After leaving the Lucas fold,Kobayashiin 1992launchedthe Entertainment Digital Network, or EDnet, which employs fiber-optic networks to send high-quality video and audio great distances.
Its then-revolutionary technology enabled the industry to link together talent, execs and production facilities at great cost savings.
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