Walter Elliott (November 19, 1903 – August 10, 1984) was an American sound editor who won Best Sound Editing at the 1963 Academy Awards. He was the first person to win this award. He won for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Selected filmography It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) The Defiant Ones (1958) Mighty Joe Young (1949) The Son of Kong (1933) King Kong (1933) References External links 1903 births 1984 deaths Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners American sound editors People from Des Moines, Iowa