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 sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...

. He won two

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

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'' is a 1945 American 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 about a priest a ...

'' (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'' (1944)

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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 {{US-audio-engineer-stub