Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Douglas Shearer was born on November 17, 1899 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the brother of actress Norma Shearer. He was a pioneer sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. In the early 1920s. He was a significant innovator in the advancement of sound technology in film, including the development of a sophisticated recording system that eliminated unwanted background noise during sound recording. Shearer held several patents. He was nominated for Academy Awards 21 times, winning 7 times for sound and special effects. He died on January 5, 1971. Photograph caption dated March 25, 1937 reads "Douglas Shearer, sound chief, is shown in center of the preview audience with his 'fader box,' used to control volume of sound. Audience reaction determines volume to be used in final composite action-sound print."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Shearer, Douglas,--1899-1971 Shearer, Norma,--1902-1983--Family Inventors--California--Los Angeles Inventions--California--Los Angeles Audiences--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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