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Douglas Shearer
(1899-1971)
Canadian sound designer and recording director
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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.

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Born Douglas G. Shearer
17 November 1899
Westmount, Québec, Canada
Died
5 January 1971 (aged 71)
Culver City, California, U.S.
Zodiac Scorpio
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Andrew Shearer (X) and Edith Shearer · m. 1898; div. 1930

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