Douglas Shearer
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-11-17 (72 years old)
Deathday
1971-01-06
Place of Birth
Westmount, Québec, Canada
Also known As
Douglas Graham Shearer
Douglas G. Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Biography
Douglas Graham Shearer (November 17, 1899 – January 5, 1971) was a Canadian-American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. He won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Douglas began his journey into cinema by studying experimental electricity at Northern Electric Company before joining MGM in 1925. Initially exploring lighting and cameras, he pivoted to sound when the era of sound pictures emerged in 1928. He pioneered synchronizing musical soundtracks with film scenes, notably in the groundbreaking "...
Acting
1945
as Douglas Shearer (uncredited)
Production
1946
as Sound Director
1953
as Recording Supervision
1942
as Sound Director
1953
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1940
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1946
as Sound Director
1931
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1934
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1941
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1951
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1947
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1940
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1944
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1935
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1944
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1947
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1935
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1946
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1951
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1938
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1943
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1935
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1944
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1946
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1936
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1944
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1950
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1947
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1949
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1941
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1952
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1944
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1950
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1936
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1936
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1939
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1938
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1935
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1941
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1941
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1948
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1948
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1950
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1935
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1953
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1937
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1944
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1931
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1950
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1931
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1937
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1949
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1930
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1943
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1931
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