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51 S P R I N G Q 1 I S S U E I N M E M O R I A M ROBERT WILSON EWING II JANUARY 12, 1948 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 Editor Robert Wilson Ewing II passed away on September 2, 2025 in Los Angeles. Born in Chicago, Illinois on January 12, 1948, Robert attended Purdue University to study electrical engineering. Inspired by the young actors at Pur- due, Robert switched to theater arts where he was immediately cast as the Prince i n "O n ce Up o n a M a tt re ss." A f te r h i s second year in the theatre department, Rob- ert transferred to UCLA Film School where he was able to apply both his engineering and theatre background to filmmaking. Upon graduation, Robert became an as- sistant editor at CBS Television City where he worked from 1970-1975 on various CBS Network programs. Over the course of his television career as a supervising sound editor, Robert worked on numerous televi- sion shows, including "Family Affair," "The Winds of War," "Angel," as well as "Melrose Place" with the great Aaron Spelling. Robert also served as a producer on shows like "Knight Rider," "Sledge Ham- mer!", and the "Incredible Hulk" movie franchise. He continued his career with a return to CBS Television City and CBS Net- work as Senior Editor, Broadcast Standards. Robert retired from CBS in 2019. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Catherine, daughter Barbara, and three lovely, creative grandchildren. A skilled storyteller and technician, Robert will be remembered most as a collaborator full of optimism and a great sense of humor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the UCLA Film School at tft.ucla.edu/give. ■ — Ronda Berkeley Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dan Sable attended Ohio State University in 1949 to study music. He paused his college educa- tion for a military break and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. When he returned to college to complete his education, Dan wrote an opera and played the trombone. He graduated in 1955 with a masters degree in music composition. He continued pursuing music at Tan- glewood, where he learned much and was inspired by such distinguished composers as Aaron Copeland and Leonard Bernstein. Understanding that it was important to fo- cus on earning an income, Dan had various jobs in New York. One of them was working the night shift identifying music at ASCAP, circa 1956. He met Shirley, a dancer in the Radio City Music Hall Ballet, and they married in 1957. Her good friend Norman, who played in the pit orchestra there, and his wife (also a ballet dancer) were good friends with Dan and Shirley. Norman quit the orchestra to start his own sound company. After a year of DANIEL WILSON SABLE JANUARY 28, 1930 - DECEMBER 21, 2025 marriage, Shirley suggested that Dan go see Norman at his company on Park Avenue in Harlem. Dan did, and that boosted his interest in sound. Norman told Dan to study audio en- gineering at RCA Institute. He took that advice but didn't graduate because he got a job as an engineer at a radio station in Mt. Kisco, New York. After a few months, Dan got a call from Norman, who needed