Charles Handley

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Charles William Handley (born January 22, 1898 in Helena , Montana , † February 13, 1994 in Riverside , California ) was an American film technician who was awarded an Oscar for technical merit in 1940 .

Life

Handley worked for the National Carbon Company , the world's largest manufacturer of batteries and flashlights. At the Oscar ceremony in 1940 , he was with David Joy an Oscar for technical merit ( Technical Achievement Award awarded), "for important posts in the joint development of new improved projection process equipment and for improved and more stable high-intensity carbon" ( one for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for improved and more stable high-intensity carbons' ).

1939 Handley belonged in addition to the staff at the filming of the movie Gone with the Wind .

Awards

literature

  • The Film daily year book of motion pictures, Film Daily, New York, NY, 1937, p. 788.
  • International motion picture almanac, Quigley Publishing Company, New York, 1948, p. 151.

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personal data
SURNAME Handley, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Handley, Charles William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Helena , Montana
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1994
Place of death Riverside , California