Practical Magic is based on a novel of the same name.
Nathan Levinson -LRB- July 15 , 1888 -- October 18 , 1952 -RRB- was an American sound engineer .. sound engineer. audio engineering. He won an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording for the film Yankee Doodle Dandy and was nominated for 16 more in the same category .. Academy Award. Academy Award. Sound Recording. Academy Award for Best Sound. Yankee Doodle Dandy. Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was also nominated seven times in the category Best Special Effects .. Best Special Effects. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. The Oscar statue that Levinson won for Yankee Doodle Dandy was sold for nearly $ 90,000 at an auction in Dallas in July 2011 .. Yankee Doodle Dandy. Yankee Doodle Dandy. Dallas. Dallas, Texas