During his more than four-decade-long association with MGM studios, Douglas Shearer played a key role in the development and perfecting of sound technology for films. Shearer was hired by MGM in the '20s when he came down from his native Canada to visit his sister, popular actress Norma Shearer. By the late '20s, he was designated the head of the MGM's new sound department. He served as the studio's director of technical research between 1955 and 1968. Some of Shearer's most important contributions include the development of a sophisticated recording system that largely eliminated unwanted background noise during sound recording, and the co-creation of the MGM Camera 65 wide-screen system; the latter earned him a special Oscar in 1959. Over the years, Shearer also received 12 Oscars for Best Sound Recording.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dream Wife
Sound/Sound Designer |
1953 | |||
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Pat and Mike
Sound/Sound Designer |
1952 | |||
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The Girl in White
Sound/Sound Designer |
1952 | |||
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Cause for Alarm
Sound/Sound Designer |
1951 | |||
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Show Boat
Sound/Sound Designer |
1951 | |||
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A Lady without Passport
Sound/Sound Designer |
1950 | |||
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Crisis
Sound/Sound Designer |
1950 | |||
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Key to the City
Sound/Sound Designer |
1950 | |||
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The Asphalt Jungle
Sound/Sound Designer |
1950 | |||
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Act of Violence
Sound/Sound Designer |
1949 | |||
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Adam's Rib
Sound/Sound Designer |
1949 | |||
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Border Incident
Sound/Sound Designer |
1949 | |||
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The Barkleys of Broadway
Sound/Sound Designer |
1949 | |||
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The Bribe
Sound/Sound Designer |
1949 | |||
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The Stratton Story
Sound/Sound Designer |
1949 | |||
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State of the Union
Sound/Sound Designer |
1948 | |||
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If Winter Comes
Sound/Sound Designer |
1947 | |||
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Living in a Big Way
Sound/Sound Designer |
1947 | |||
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The Arnelo Affair
Sound/Sound Designer |
1947 | |||
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Sound/Sound Designer |
1946 | |||
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Two Sisters from Boston
Sound/Sound Designer |
1946 | |||
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Undercurrent
Sound/Sound Designer |
1946 | |||
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Adventure
Sound/Sound Designer |
1945 | |||
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sound/Sound Designer |
1945 | |||
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Gentle Annie
Sound/Sound Designer |
1944 | |||
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Du Barry Was a Lady
Sound/Sound Designer |
1943 | |||
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Slightly Dangerous
Sound/Sound Designer |
1943 | |||
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Thousands Cheer
Sound/Sound Designer |
1943 | |||
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
Sound/Sound Designer |
1942 | |||
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Sound/Sound Designer |
1942 | |||
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Eyes in the Night
Sound/Sound Designer |
1942 | |||
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Kid Glove Killer
Sound/Sound Designer |
1942 | |||
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We Were Dancing
Sound/Sound Designer |
1942 | |||
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Woman of the Year
Sound/Sound Designer |
1942 | |||
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Come Live with Me
Sound/Sound Designer |
1941 | |||
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The Big Store
Sound/Sound Designer |
1941 | |||
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Unholy Partners
Sound/Sound Designer |
1941 | |||
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Broadway Melody of 1940
Sound/Sound Designer |
1940 | |||
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I Love You Again
Sound/Sound Designer |
1940 | |||
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The Mortal Storm
Sound/Sound Designer |
1940 | |||
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The Philadelphia Story
Sound/Sound Designer |
1940 | |||
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Waterloo Bridge
Sound Director |
1940 | |||
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It's a Wonderful World
Sound/Sound Designer |
1939 | |||
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Lord Jeff
Sound/Sound Designer |
1938 | |||
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The Shining Hour
Sound/Sound Designer |
1938 | |||
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Young Dr. Kildare
Sound/Sound Designer |
1938 | |||
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Between Two Women
Sound/Sound Designer |
1937 | |||
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Personal Property
Sound/Sound Designer |
1937 | |||
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The Good Earth
Sound/Sound Designer |
1937 | |||
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The Last Gangster
Sound/Sound Designer |
1937 | |||
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Camille
Sound/Sound Designer |
1936 | |||
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Rose Marie
Sound/Sound Designer |
1936 | |||
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Forsaking All Others
Sound/Sound Designer |
1935 | |||
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Fugitive Lovers
Sound/Sound Designer |
1934 | |||
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Hold Your Man
Sound/Sound Designer |
1933 | |||
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Peg O' My Heart
Sound/Sound Designer |
1933 | |||
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Queen Christina
Sound/Sound Designer |
1933 | |||
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Reunion in Vienna
Sound/Sound Designer |
1933 | |||
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
Sound/Sound Designer |
1933 | |||
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Today We Live
Sound/Sound Designer |
1933 | |||
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Polly of the Circus
Sound/Sound Designer |
1932 | |||
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Mordprozess Mary Dugan
Sound/Sound Designer |
1931 | |||
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Private Lives
Sound/Sound Designer |
1931 | |||
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Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
Sound/Sound Designer |
1931 | |||
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Trader Horn
Sound/Sound Designer |
1931 | |||
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A Lady to Love
Sound/Sound Designer |
1930 | |||
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Doughboys
Sound/Sound Designer |
1930 | |||
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Free and Easy
Sound/Sound Designer |
1930 | |||
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Olympia
Sound/Sound Designer |
1930 | |||
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Paid
Sound/Sound Designer |
1930 | |||
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The Big House
Sound/Sound Designer |
1930 | |||
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Hollywood Revue of 1929
Sound/Sound Designer |
1929 | |||
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The Broadway Melody
Sound Director |
1929 |


















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