Harold Nye
Harold Edwin Nye (born August 7, 1896 or 1899 in Los Angeles , † August 10, 1965 ) was an American electrician who worked for Warner Bros. in the late 1920s to at least the mid-1940s .
He was honored with a Technical Achievement Award at both the Academy Awards in 1940 and 1947 , initially for a miniature incandescent spot lamp , and later together with the studio's electrical department for the development of an electronically controlled fire and gaslight effect .
His parents were Elmer Eugene Nye (1861-1951) and Julia Maria (nee Powers; 1857-1925). He had five siblings. He was married to Ethel Irene Geidner.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry on ancestry.com
- ^ A b David Fisher Nye (ed.): A genealogy of the Nye family , Cleveland, Ohio 1907, p. 100.
- ↑ American Institute of Electrical Engineers : Yearbook 1928 , p. 355.
- ↑ The Official Academy Awards Database ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at oscars.org
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SURNAME | Nye, Harold |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nye, Harold Edwin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American electrician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1896 or 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1965 |