Garland C. Misener
Garland C. Misener (born September 8, 1909 in Lapeer (Michigan) , United States , † July 10, 2000 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American engineer , film technician (specialist in color film development) and Oscar winner.
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Garland Misener grew up in his native town of Lapeer and finished high school there in 1927. He then studied until 1935 at the University of Michigan - focus: physics engineering. Misener then worked for the film company Warner Bros. as a sound engineer and then for Kodak as a physicist at the Eastman Kodak Research Labs in Rochester, New York. During World War II he was the head of sound recording at the Signal Corps Photographic Center and achieved the rank of major.
From 1949 Misener was mainly in the service of the photo film company Ansco in Binghampton (New York State). For four years he worked for the Ansco Film Division of General Aniline and Film Corp. at Ansco's Hollywood branch to promote the Ansco color film system and introduce it to new Hollywood productions. In 1952, Misener received a technology Oscar for the development and distribution of the Ansco Color Print Scene Tester, which is widely used in the industry . In 1956 Misener was appointed director of the laboratories at Capitals Films in Washington, DC.
Web links
- Obituary in the Fort Worth Star Telegram July 16, 2000
- Michigan University graduate Misener on books.google.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Misener, Garland C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer, film technician and developer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lapeer (Michigan) , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2000 |
| Place of death | Dallas , Texas , United States |