Jonathan Bates was an English sound editor and the youngest son of writer H. E. Bates. He worked primarily in film with a select, limited contribution to television. Please refer to IMDB for his filmography. The remainder of the obituary by Tom Vallance can be found on page 40 of The Independent, Wednesday November 19 2008. Married to Jennifer Thompson.

Nominated in 1983 for an Oscar for Best Sound: Gandhi (1982)
Nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA award for Best Sound: Gandhi (1982)
Nominated in 1986 for a BAFTA award for Best Sound: A Chorus Line (1985)
Won in 1988 BAFTA award for Best Sound: Cry Freedom (1987)

Below is a select listing of his films:

Nicholas Nickleby 2002
Dancing at Lughnasa 1998
Chaplin 1992
Shirley Valentine 1989
A Fish Called Wanda 1988
Cry Freedom 1987
A Chorus Line 1985
Gandhi 1982
Dracula 1979
The Eagle Has Landed 1976
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
Young Winston 1972
Where Eagles Dare 1968
Hotel Paradiso 1966
'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes 1965'
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Per: England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008

Event Type:Birth Registration
Name: Jonathan E Bates
Event Date: 1939
Event Place: West Ashford, Kent, England
Registration District: West Ashford
Page 2718
Volume 2A
Affiliate Line Number 93
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother: Cox
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Per: England Death Records, 1998-2015

Name: Mr Jonathan Edward Bates
Residence Postal Code: KT2 7
Death Date: 31 Oct 2008
Death Place: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Death Place (Original): Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England
Note: Bates' obituary states that the place of death was Esher, Kent, England. Esher is less than 5 miles from Kingston upon Thames.