He won five Academy Awards and was nominated for twelve more in the categories Best Sound Recording and Best Effects.
[1] After serving in World War I, Ryder studied physics and mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1924.
[2] Some of his achievements included the development of the VistaVision wide-screen format and the production of the first full-length film using magnetic audio recording.
[2] Ryder was part of the production team who received an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film Spawn of the North.
[3] During World War II, General George S. Patton called upon Ryder's audio expertise to help disguise the sounds of American tanks at the Battle of the Bulge.