Russ Brown
Russell "Russ" Brown (born May 30, 1892 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; † October 19, 1964 , Englewood , New Jersey ) was an American film technician and production manager who was awarded the 1945 Oscar for technical achievement ( Technical Achievement Award ) .
Life
Brown worked as a film technician for Paramount Pictures and was awarded the Academy Award for Technical Merit at the 1945 Academy Awards . He received this honor for "the development and productive use of the floating hydraulic ship rocker by Paramount Pictures" ('For the development and production use of the Paramount floating hydraulic boat rocker'). Brown received the Technical Achievement Award together with Joseph E. Robbins and Ray Hinsdale .
For the historical adventure drama Samson and Delilah by Cecil B. DeMille with Hedy Lamarr , Victor Mature and George Sanders , Russ Brown worked as a production manager for Paramount Pictures in 1949. In 1960 he joined the filming of the Jerry Lewis film Hello, Page! ( The Bellboy ) as technical director for Paramount.
Award
Web links
- Russ Brown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy Awards winners and nominees ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Russ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Russell (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technician and production manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1892 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1964 |