Wallace V. Wolfe

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Wallace V. Wolfe , even WV Wolfe (* 12. September 1895 in Princeton , Gibson County , Indiana ; † 1. March 1988 in Los Angeles , Los Angeles County , California ) was an American sound engineer and sound engineer and inventor who 1946 was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Sound" for the film Three Is a Family .

Life

In 1946 , Wallace V. Wolfe received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound for the comedy film Three Is a Family, starring Marjorie Reynolds , Charles Ruggles and Fay Bainter . The film is about the chaotic coexistence of the Whitaker family. However, the award went to Stephen Dunn and the drama The Bells of St. Mary's .

As far as is known, this was the only film in which he was involved in this role in his position as Sound Director for RCA .

Wallace has several patents registered as inventors relating to sound recording systems.

  • Patent dated December 29, 1939, published April 7, 1942 (sound recording method and system)
  • Patent dated June 26, 1939, published July 14, 1942 (sound recording system)
  • Patent dated June 12, 1942, published February 8, 1944 (sound mixing system)
  • Patent dated March 8, 1946, published March 7, 1950 (double audio playback)
  • Patent dated November 27, 1953, published May 7, 1957 (magnetic sound recording)
  • Acknowledgments from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to Wolfe and others

Filmography

Award

literature

  • International Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publications, New York, p. 339.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wallace V. Wolfe , US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed May 20, 2017
  2. ↑ The 18th Academy Awards | 1946 at oscars.org (English)
  3. ↑ Patent US 2279018 at freepatentsonline.com (English)
  4. ↑ Patent US 2289893 A at google.com/patents (English)
  5. ↑ Patent US 2341303 A at google.com/patents (English)
  6. ↑ Patent US 2499618 A at google.com/patents (English)
  7. ↑ Patent US 2791640 A at google.com/patents (English)
  8. ↑ Thanks to archive.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wolfe, Wallace V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wolfe, WV
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sound engineer and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Princeton , Gibson County , Indiana , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1988
Place of death Los Angeles , Los Angeles County , California , United States