Arthur F. Blinn

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Arthur F. Blinn (born June 19, 1883 in Connecticut , † November 20, 1971 in Orange , California ) was an American film and sound engineer who was awarded the Oscar for technical achievement ( Technical Achievement Award ) in 1947 .

Life

Blinn began his career as a film and sound engineer in the Hollywood film industry in 1929 in the short film The Golfers by Mack Sennett with Harry Gribbon , Andy Clyde and Thelma Hill in the leading roles. By 1947 he worked on the production of almost fifty films, the majority of which were around twenty-minute comedy shorts by Mack Sennett, Leslie Pearce , Babe Stafford and other directors.

At the Oscar ceremony in 1947 Blinn was together with CO Slyfield and Robert O. Cook with the Oscar for technical merit ( Technical Achievement Award awarded), namely "for the design and development for a Tonfinder and track faces for checking and localization of sounds on tracks "('For the design and development of an audio finder and track viewer for checking and locating noise in sound tracks').

Awards

Filmography (selection)

  • 1929: The Golfers (short film)
  • 1930: Sugar Plum Papa (short film)
  • 1930: Radio Kisses (short film)
  • 1930: Grandma's Girl (short film)
  • 1930: A Hollywood Theme Song (short film)
  • 1931: The Dog Doctor (short film)
  • 1931: Movie-Town (short film)
  • 1931: I Surrender Dear (short film)
  • 1931: Half Holiday (short film)
  • 1933: The Druggist's Dilemma (short film)
  • 1947: The Road to Hollywood

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personal data
SURNAME Blinn, Arthur F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sound engineer and film technology pioneer
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH 20th November 1971
Place of death Orange , California