Jack Foley
Jack Donovan Foley (born April 12, 1891 in Yorkville , New York , † November 9, 1967 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American filmmaker for films. The foley artists, who are called Foley Artists in English, are named after him . The appropriately equipped studio in which the noises are produced is called the Foley Studio .
Life
Although Foley never worked as a sound editor, he was made an honorary member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors in 1962. In 1997, 30 years after his death, he received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from this organization for his life's work.
literature
- Vanessa Theme Ament: The Foley Grail. The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation. Focal Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-240-81125-3 .
Web links
- Jack Foley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Story of Jack Foley (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Daphne Wolf: Jack Foley and the Art of Sound. In: Irish America magazine. January 2012, accessed February 20, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foley, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foley, Jack Donovan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film folk writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yorkville , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1967 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |