George Groves
Audio Engineer, Award Winner
1901 – 1976
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Who was George Groves?
George Robert Groves was a film sound pioneer who played a significant role in developing the technology that brought sound to the silent screen. He is also credited as being Hollywood’s first ‘sound man’; he was the recording engineer on the seminal Al Jolson picture, The Jazz Singer, as well as many other early talkies. In a career with Warner Brothers that spanned 46 years, he rose to become their Director of Sound and won two Academy Awards.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1901
St Helens - Also known as
- George R. Groves
- George Robert Groves
- Spouses
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 4, 1976
North Hollywood
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on July 23, 2013
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