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American sound engineer

Jack Whitney
Born(1905-02-21)February 21, 1905
Iowa, United States
DiedNovember 2, 1992(1992-11-02) (aged 87)
San Diego, California, United States
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1940–1947

Jack Whitney (February 21, 1905 – November 2, 1992) was an American sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards, one for Best Sound Recording and the other for Best Visual Effects. He was nominated six more times in the category Best Sound.


Whitney was born in Eagle Grove Iowa; in the 1940’s, he moved out of Eagle Grove into Hollywood, where he was promptly sent to Paris. He worked under the Sound Services Company. He was hired for Sound services after helping fix the sound system within a cinema, which he had previous experience with due to his previous work of making radios.

Selected filmography

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Won
Nominated

References

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  1. 1 2 "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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