Stephen Dunn (December 26, 1894 – February 3, 1980) was an American
sound engineer
An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...
. He won two
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
in the category
Best Sound Recording and was nominated twice more in the same category.
Selected filmography
;Won
* ''
This Land Is Mine'' (1943)
* ''
The Bells of St. Mary's
''The Bells of St. Mary's'' (1945) is an American musical film, musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is ...
'' (1945)
;Nominated
* ''
Once Upon a Honeymoon
''Once Upon a Honeymoon'' is a 1942 romantic comedy/drama starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, and Walter Slezak, directed by Leo McCarey, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound Recording (Stephen Dunn). ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Music in Manhattan
''Music in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( Stephen Dunn).
Cast
* Anne Shirley as Frankie Foster
* Dennis Day as Stanley Benson
* Phil ...
'' (1944)
References
External links
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1894 births
1980 deaths
American audio engineers
Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners
People from Modesto, California
Engineers from California
20th-century American engineers
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