title: Don Sharpless
text: # Don Sharpless
  
  Don Sharpless (January 8, 1933 – August 2, 2017) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film The Hindenburg. Sharpless was also nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on the television program Fame.
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  * The Hindenburg (1975; co-nominated with Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger Jr. and John L. Mack)
  