
Douglas Shearer
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 53 years ago |
Date of birth | November 17,1899 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Westmount |
Canada | |
Date of died | January 5,1971 |
Died | Culver City |
California | |
United States | |
Children | Stephen Shearer |
Mark Shearer | |
Spouse | Marion Tilden |
Avice Shearer | |
Job | Audio engineer |
Sound Designer | |
Sound Director | |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement | |
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit) | |
Academy Scientific and Engineering Award | |
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing | |
Siblings | Athole Shearer |
Norma Shearer | |
Movies/Shows | The Miracle of Sound |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 550146 |
Douglas Shearer Life story
Douglas Graham Shearer was a Canadian American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. The elder brother of actress Norma Shearer, he won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.