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Order Number	00115418
Title	Douglas Shearer in audience
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1763
Date	1937
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	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.
Description	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."
Subject	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.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection