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Douglas Shearer

Sound·17 novembre 1899·† 6 janvier 1971 — 71 ans·Westmount, Québec, Canada

Douglas Graham Shearer (November 17, 1899 – January 5, 1971) was a Canadian-American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. He won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Douglas began his journey into cinema by studying experimental electricity at Northern Electric Company before joining MGM in 1925. Initially exploring lighting and cameras, he pivoted to sound when the era of sound pictures emerged in 1928. He pioneered synchronizing musical soundtracks with film scenes, notably in the groundbreaking "The Broadway Melody," which won the 1929 Oscar for Best Picture. As head of MGM's sound department until his retirement, Shearer revolutionized sound recording, winning an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording for "The Big House." His groundbreaking work at MGM significantly enhanced the technical aspects of filmmaking. His legacy was recognized even in death, receiving a front-page obituary in The New York Times—an honour typically reserved for industry giants and heads of state.

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Le Magicien d'Oz

Le Magicien d'Oz

Chantons sous la pluie

Chantons sous la pluie

Freaks, la monstrueuse parade

Freaks, la monstrueuse parade

Indiscrétions

Indiscrétions

Rendez-vous

Rendez-vous

Un Américain à Paris

Un Américain à Paris

Hantise

Hantise

Les sept femmes de Barbe-Rousse

Les sept femmes de Barbe-Rousse

Une nuit à l'opéra

Une nuit à l'opéra

L'Introuvable

L'Introuvable

Quand la ville dort

Quand la ville dort

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

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1954Her Twelve MenRecording Supervision 1954M-G-M Jubilee OvertureSound Recordist 1954Les sept femmes de Barbe-RousseSound · Recording Supervision 1954La Vallée des roisRecording Supervision 1954La Tour des ambitieuxRecording Supervision 1954Tennessee ChampSound 1954Rose MarieRecording Supervision 1954The Great Diamond RobberyRecording Supervision 1953Overture to The Merry Wives of WindsorMusic Supervisor 1953Fort BravoSound Recordist 1953Easy to LoveRecording Supervision 1953Embrasse-moi, chérieRecording Supervision 1953La Perle noireRecording Supervision 1953Donnez-lui une chanceRecording Supervision 1953Sergent la terreurRecording Supervision 1953The ActressRecording Supervision 1953Big LeaguerRecording Supervision 1953The Affairs of Dobie GillisRecording Supervision 1953Tous en scène !Recording Supervision 1953VaqueroRecording Supervision 1953La Femme rêvéeRecording Supervision 1953Traversons la MancheRecording Supervision 1953Jules CésarRecording Supervision 1953Capriccio ItalienRecording Supervision 1953La Reine viergeRecording Supervision 1953Scandal at ScourieRecording Supervision 1953Remains to Be SeenRecording Supervision 1953Small Town GirlRecording Supervision 1953La Plage déserteRecording Supervision 1953The Girl Who Had EverythingRecording Supervision 1953Histoire de trois amoursRecording Supervision 1953I Love MelvinRecording Supervision 1953La Petite ConstanceRecording Supervision 1953LiliSound 1953Le Cirque infernalRecording Supervision 1953L'AppâtRecording Supervision · Sound 1952Les EnsorcelésRecording Supervision 1952La première sirèneRecording Supervision 1952Desperate SearchRecording Supervision 1952Everything I Have Is YoursRecording Supervision 1952The Merry WidowRecording Supervision 1952Fearless FaganRecording Supervision 1952Holiday for SinnersSound 1952Shadow in the SkyRecording Supervision 1952Mademoiselle Gagne-ToutSound Recordist 1952La Ruelle du péchéRecording Supervision 1952Skirts Ahoy!Recording Supervision 1952The Girl in WhiteSound 1952ScaramoucheRecording Supervision 1952Young Man with IdeasRecording Supervision 1952L'Homme à la carabineRecording Supervision 1952Talk About a StrangerSound Director 1952Chantons sous la pluieRecording Supervision 1952Love Is Better Than EverRecording Supervision 1952The Belle of New YorkRecording Supervision 1952InvitationRecording Supervision 1952Au pays de la peurSound 1951Convoi de femmesRecording Supervision 1951Too Young to KissRecording Supervision 1951Callaway Went ThatawayRecording Supervision 1951Quo VadisSound Recordist 1951Angels in the OutfieldRecording Supervision 1951Texas CarnivalRecording Supervision 1951La Charge victorieuseSound Recordist · Recording Supervision 1951Un Américain à ParisRecording Supervision 1951The StripRecording Supervision 1951Le Grand AttentatRecording Supervision 1951L'Amant de Lady LoverlyRecording Supervision 1951Show BoatRecording Supervision 1951Kind LadyRecording Supervision 1951The Painted HillsSound 1951The Great CarusoRecording Supervision 1951Allons donc, papa !Recording Supervision · Sound Recordist 1951Trois TroupiersRecording Supervision 1951Cause for Alarm!Recording Supervision 1951Mariage RoyalRecording Supervision 1951Three Guys Named MikeRecording Supervision 1951Grounds for MarriageRecording Supervision 1950Chanson païenneRecording Supervision 1950The Magnificent YankeeRecording Supervision 1950Watch the BirdieRecording Supervision 1950KimRecording Supervision 1950Les Heures tendresSound 1950Les mines du roi SalomonRecording Supervision 1950Pour plaire à sa belleRecording Supervision 1950Right CrossRecording Supervision 1950La Jolie FermièreRecording Supervision 1950La Porte du diableSound Supervisor 1950Duchess of IdahoRecording Supervision 1950Trois petits motsRecording Supervision 1950Cas de conscienceRecording Supervision 1950Le Mystère de la plage perdueRecording Supervision 1950The Big HangoverRecording Supervision 1950Shadow on the WallRecording Supervision 1950Le père de la mariéeRecording Supervision 1950Annie La Reine Du CirqueRecording Supervision 1950Please Believe MeRecording Supervision 1950Quand la ville dortRecording Supervision 1950Stars in My CrownRecording Supervision 1950The Reformer and the RedheadRecording Supervision 1950The Yellow Cab ManRecording Supervision 1950La Main noireRecording Supervision 1950Voyage à RioSound 1950Le Convoi mauditSound Designer · Sound Recordist 1949Un jour à New-YorkSound Director · Recording Supervision 1949TensionRecording Supervision 1949L'intrusSound Recordist 1949Madame porte la culotteSound Recordist · Recording Supervision 1949BastogneRecording Supervision 1949La Dynastie des ForsyteRecording Supervision 1949Le Défi de LassieRecording Supervision 1949Incident de frontièreSound Supervisor 1949Madame BovaryRecording Supervision 1949Amour Poste RestanteRecording Supervision 1949Passion fataleRecording Supervision 1949Neptune's DaughterRecording Supervision 1949Un homme change son destinRecording Supervision 1949Entrons dans la danseRecording Supervision 1949Le jardin secretSound Director 1949Les Quatre Filles du docteur MarchSound Recordist 1949Match d'amourSound Director 1949Acte de violenceSound Director 1948Les Trois MousquetairesRecording Supervision 1948Julia MisbehavesSound 1948A Date with JudyRecording Supervision 1948Parade de printempsSound Director · Sound Recordist 1948Le PirateRecording Supervision 1948Summer HolidaySound 1948Big CitySound 1947Good NewsRecording Supervision 1947McCoy aux poings d'orSound Director 1947La Femme de l'autreSound Director 1947Song of LoveSound Director 1947The Unfinished DanceSound Director 1947CynthiaSound 1947Meurtre en musiqueRecording Supervision 1947L'heure Du PardonSound Director 1947Marchands d'illusionsSound Director 1947Dark DelusionSound Director 1947Living in a Big WaySound 1947Le Maître de la prairieSound 1947Undercover MaisieSound Director 1947The Arnelo AffairSound 1947Le Pays du dauphin vertRecording Supervision 1946Love Laughs at Andy HardySound Director 1946The Secret HeartSound Director 1946La Dame du lacSound Director 1946Jody et le faonRecording Supervision 1946La Pluie qui chanteSound Director 1946Lame de fondSound Director 1946Le Courage de LassieRecording Supervision 1946A Letter for EvieRecording Supervision 1946Two Sisters from BostonRecording Supervision 1946Two Smart PeopleSound Director 1946Bad BascombRecording Supervision 1946Le Facteur sonne toujours deux foisSound Director · Recording Supervision 1946The Hoodlum SaintRecording Supervision 1946Up Goes MaisieSound Director 1946Les Demoiselles HarveyRecording Supervision 1945She Went to the RacesRecording Supervision 1945Week-end at the WaldorfRecording Supervision 1945The Hidden EyeRecording Supervision 1945Ziegfeld FolliesRecording Supervision 1945Dangerous PartnersRecording Supervision 1945Twice BlessedSound Director 1945Thrill of a RomanceRecording Supervision 1945Le Fils de LassieRecording Supervision 1945Le Portrait de Dorian GrayRecording Supervision 1945Main Street After DarkRecording Supervision 1945The Great MorganDouglas Shearer (uncredited)1944L'introuvable rentre chez luiRecording Supervision 1944Music for MillionsSound Director 1944Gentle AnnieRecording Supervision 1944Le Chant du MissouriRecording Supervision 1944Trente secondes sur TokyoRecording Supervision 1944Madame ParkingtonSound Director 1944KismetSound Director 1944Maisie Goes to RenoSound Director 1944Le Fantôme de CantervilleSound Director 1944Le Bal des SirènesRecording Supervision 1944Les Blanches Falaises de DouvresSound Director 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleSound Director 1944HantiseSound 1944Une romance américaineRecording Supervision 1944RationingRecording Supervision 1944See Here, Private HargroveSound Director 1944Un nommé JoeSound 1943Swing FeverSound Director 1943Swing Shift MaisieSound Director 1943La Parade aux étoilesRecording Supervision 1943The Man from Down UnderRecording Supervision 1943BataanRecording Supervision 1943Above SuspicionSound Director 1943Un petit coin aux cieuxSound Director 1943The Human ComedyRecording Supervision 1942Andy Hardy's Double LifeSound Director 1942Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantRecording Supervision 1942Pour Moi et ma MieSound Director 1942Les Yeux dans les ténèbresSound Director 1942Panama HattieCamera Operator 1942CairoSound Director 1942Calling Dr. GillespieRecording Supervision 1942Her Cardboard LoverRecording Supervision 1942Madame MiniverRecording Supervision 1942Maisie Gets Her ManSound Director 1942Tortilla FlatSound 1942Les Aventures de Tarzan à New YorkRecording Supervision 1942Grand Central MurderRecording Supervision 1942Fingers at the WindowSound Director 1942Kid Glove KillerSound Director 1942MokeySound Director 1942The Courtship of Andy HardySound Director 1942Nazi AgentSound Director 1942Dr. Kildare's VictoryRecording Supervision 1941La Femme aux deux visagesSound 1941KathleenSound Director 1941Johnny, roi des gangstersRecording Supervision 1941Le Trésor de TarzanRecording Supervision 1941L'ombre de l'introuvableRecording Supervision 1941Married BachelorSound Director 1941The Feminine TouchRecording Supervision 1941Franc JeuRecording Supervision 1941Lady Be GoodSound Director 1941Duel de femmesSound Director 1941La vie commence pour André HardySound Director 1941Les OubliésSound Director 1941Whistling in the DarkRecording Supervision 1941Love CrazySound Director · Recording Supervision 1941I'll Wait for YouSound Director 1941Il était une foisSound 1941The People Vs. Dr. KildareSound Director 1941La Danseuse des Folies ZiegfeldRecording Supervision 1941Washington MelodramaRecording Supervision 1941La Proie du mortRecording Supervision 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretarySound Director 1941Blonde InspirationSound Director 1941Viens vivre avec moiRecording Supervision 1941The Wild Man of BorneoRecording Supervision 1941Maisie Was a LadySound Director 1940Camarade XSound Director 1940Chercheurs d'orRecording Supervision 1940IndiscrétionsRecording Supervision 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf · Director 1940DulcyRecording Supervision 1940Dr. Kildare Goes HomeRecording Supervision 1940La Fièvre du pétroleSound Recordist 1940The Golden FleecingSound Director 1940Monsieur Wilson perd la têteRecording Supervision 1940Orgueil et préjugésRecording Supervision 1940Ruée vers l'or MaisieSound Director 1940We Who Are YoungRecording Supervision 1940Sporting BloodRecording Supervision 1940André Hardy va dans le mondeSound Director 1940Suzanne et ses idéesSound Director 1940La Valse dans l'ombreSound Director 1940Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseRecording Supervision 1940Le cargo mauditSound Director 1940Le Grand PassageSound Director 1940Congo MaisieSound Director 1940Rendez-vousSound Director 1940Le Gangster de ChicagoRecording Supervision 1939Judge Hardy and SonSound Director 1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveSound 1939Henry Goes ArizonaSound Director 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentRecording Supervision 1939The Secret of Dr. KildareRecording Supervision 1939Nick joue et gagneSound Director 1939NinotchkaRecording Supervision · Sound Director 1939Un jour au cirqueRecording Supervision 1939Place au RythmeSound 1939Fast and FuriousSound Director 1939Thunder AfloatSound Director 1939FemmesSound Director 1939Le Magicien d'OzSound Director 1939Miracles for SaleSound Recordist 1939They All Come OutSound Director 1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverSound Director 1939On Borrowed TimeRecording Supervision 1939Stronger Than DesireRecording Supervision 1939MaisieSound Director 1939Tarzan trouve un filsRecording Supervision 1939Un Homme À La PageSound Director 19396,000 EnemiesRecording Supervision 1939Calling Dr. KildareSound Director 1939The Hardys Ride HighSound Director 1939The Kid From TexasRecording Supervision 1939Broadway SerenadeSound Recordist 1939La féerie de la glaceSound Director 1939Fast and LooseSound Director 1939HonoluluSound Re-Recording Mixer 1939Idiot's DelightRecording Supervision 1938AmantsSound Director 1938The Girl DownstairsSound Director 1938Dramatic SchoolSound Recordist 1938Out West with the HardysSound Director 1938L'EnsorceleuseSound Director 1938Spring MadnessRecording Supervision 1938Toute la ville danseSound Director 1938Young Dr. KildareRecording Supervision 1938Vacation from LoveSound Director 1938Un envoyé très spécialRecording Supervision 1938Des hommes sont nésRecording Supervision 1938Three Loves Has NancySound Director 1938Marie AntoinetteSound 1938The ChaserSound Director 1938L'Amour Frappe André HardySound Director 1938Fast CompanySound Director 1938Paradise for ThreeSound Director 1938Trois camaradesSound Director 1938Pilote d'essaiSound Director 1938Judge Hardy's ChildrenSound Director 1938The First Hundred YearsRecording Supervision 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsSound Director 1938Des cœurs humainsSound Director 1938MannequinSound Director 1938Love Is a HeadacheRecording Supervision 1938Man-ProofSound 1937You're Only Young OnceSound Director 1937Beg, Borrow or StealSound Director 1937Les cadets de la merRecording Supervision 1937Marie WalewskaSound Director 1937Mariage doubleSound Director 1937L'inconnue du PalaceSound Director 1937Madame XSound Director 1937My Dear Miss AldrichSound Director 1937The Women Men MarryRecording Supervision 1937The Romance of CelluloidDirector 1937Le Règne de la JoieRecording Supervision 1937Capitaines courageuxSound 1937Married Before BreakfastSound Director 1937Un jour aux coursesSound Director 1937ParnellSound Recordist 1937Visages d'OrientRecording Supervision 1937On lui donna un fusilSound Director 1937The Thirteenth ChairSound Director 1937La Force des ténèbresRecording Supervision 1937MaytimeSound Engineer 1937A Family AffairSound Director 1937La Fin de Mme CheyneySound 1936Le Roman de Marguerite GautierSound Director 1936Nick, Gentleman détectiveRecording Supervision 1936Sinner Take AllSound Director 1936L'amiral mène la danseSound 1936Mad HolidayRecording Supervision 1936Tarzan s'évadeRecording Supervision 1936The Longest NightRecording Supervision 1936Sworn EnemyRecording Supervision 1936Roméo et JulietteSound Director 1936Une Belle blondeSound Director 1936Les Poupées du diableRecording Supervision 1936San FranciscoSound Director 1936FurieSound Recordist · Sound Director 1936Trouble for TwoRecording Supervision 1936Absolute QuietSound Director 1936The Unguarded HourSound Director 1936Le Grand ZiegfeldSound Director 1936Moonlight MurderSound Recordist 1936Petticoat FeverSound Recordist 1936Robin Hood of El DoradoSound Recordist 1936Three GodfathersRecording Supervision 1936Sa femme et sa secrétaireRecording Supervision 1936The Garden Murder CaseSound Director 1936The Voice of Bugle AnnSound Recordist 1936Rose MarieSound Recordist 1936Tough GuySound Recordist 1936Three Live GhostsSound Director 1936RiffraffSound Recordist 1935Le Marquis de Saint-ÉvremontSound Director 1935Last of the PagansSound Recordist 1935On a volé les perles KoronoffRecording Supervision · Sound Director 1935Kind LadyRecording Supervision 1935Les Révoltés du BountySound Director 1935Une nuit à l'opéraSound Director 1935Code secretSound Recordist 1935I Live My LifeSound Director 1935Broadway Melody of 1936Recording Supervision 1935The Bishop MisbehavesSound Director 1935Anna KarénineSound 1935La malle de SingapourSound 1935Woman WantedSound Director 1935Les mains d'OrlacSound Director 1935Calm YourselfSound Director 1935No More LadiesSound Director 1935Public Hero Number 1Sound 1935Murder in the FleetSound Director 1935Age of IndiscretionSound Recordist 1935Imprudente jeunesseRecording Supervision 1935Baby Face HarringtonRecording Supervision 1935La Fugue de MarietteSound Director 1935The Casino Murder CaseRecording Supervision 1935Times Square LadySound Director 1935Shadow of DoubtRecording Supervision 1935The Winning TicketRecording Supervision 1935David CopperfieldSound Director 1935SequoiaRecording Supervision 1935The Night Is YoungSound Recordist 1935Biography of a Bachelor GirlSound Recordist 1934Souvent femme varieSound Director 1934The Gay BrideRecording Supervision 1934What Every Woman KnowsRecording Supervision 1934The Barretts of Wimpole StreetSound Director 1934La PassagèreSound Director 1934Hide-OutSound Director 1934L'Île au TrésorSound Director 1934The Girl from MissouriSound Director 1934Paris InterludeSound Director 1934Operator 13Sound Director 1934L'IntrouvableSound Director 1934Hollywood PartySound Director 1934Sadie McKeeSound Director 1934L'Ennemi public n°1Sound Director 1934Viva Villa!Sound 1934Tarzan et sa compagneRecording Supervision 1934Men in WhiteSound Director 1934RiptideSound Director 1934The Show-OffSound Director 1934The Mystery of Mr. XSound Director 1934The Cat and the FiddleSound Director 1934La Reine ChristineSound Director 1933Les Invités de huit heuresSound Director 1933Going HollywoodSound Director 1933The Women in His LifeSound Director 1933Should Ladies BehaveSound Director 1933Le tourbillon de la danseSound Director 1933Mademoiselle VolcanSound Director 1933Vol de nuitSound 1933Stage MotherSound Director 1933The Solitaire ManSound Director 1933PenthouseSound Director 1933Beauty for SaleSound Director 1933Turn Back the ClockSound Director 1933The Stranger's ReturnSound Director 1933Another LanguageSound Director 1933Dans tes brasSound Director 1933Rose de minuitSound Director 1933When Ladies MeetSound Director 1933Reunion in ViennaSound 1933Storm at DaybreakSound Director 1933The NuisanceRecording Supervision 1933Peg o' My HeartSound Director 1933Made on BroadwaySound Director 1933The BarbarianSound Director 1933Looking ForwardSound Director 1933Gabriel au-dessus de la Maison-BlancheSound Director 1933La Soeur blancheSound Director 1933Fast WorkersSound Director 1933Après nous le délugeSound Director 1933Men Must FightSound Director 1933The Secret of Madame BlancheSound Director 1933Whistling in the DarkSound Director 1932Strange InterludeSound Director 1932Rasputin and the EmpressSound Director 1932The Son-DaughterSound Director 1932Une femme survintSound 1932Le masque d'orSound Director 1932Payment DeferredSound Director 1932La Belle de SaïgonSound Director 1932FaithlessSound Director 1932KongoSound Recordist 1932Chagrin d'amourSound Director 1932Grand HotelSound Director 1932Blondie of the FolliesSound Director 1932DownstairsSound 1932The Washington MasqueradeSound Director 1932UnashamedSound Director 1932La femme aux cheveux rougesSound Director 1932New Morals For OldRecording Supervision 1932Night CourtSound Recordist 1932Comme tu me veuxSound Director 1932HuddleSound Director 1932Letty LyntonSound Director 1932But the Flesh Is WeakSound Director 1932The Wet ParadeSound Director 1932Tarzan, l'homme singeSound 1932Polly of the CircusSound 1932Arsène LupinSound Director 1932Le Plombier amoureuxRecording Supervision 1932Lovers CourageousSound Director 1932Les Titans du cielSound 1932EmmaSound Director 1932Freaks, la monstrueuse paradeRecording Supervision 1931Mata HariSound Director 1931Private LivesSound Director 1931West of BroadwaySound Director 1931Le championRecording Supervision 1931FascinationSound Director 1931The Cuban Love SongRecording Supervision 1931Flying HighSound Director 1931La faute de Madelon ClaudetSound Director 1931The GuardsmanSound Director 1931Casanova wider WillenSound 1931La CourtisaneSound Director 1931This Modern AgeSound Director 1931Guilty HandsSound Director 1931Sporting BloodSound Recordist 1931Le Mari de l'indienneSound Director 1931The Great LoverSound Director 1931The Man in PossessionSound Director 1931Buster se marieSound 1931Five and TenSound Director 1931Âmes libresSound Director 1931Laughing SinnersSound Director 1931Strangers May KissSound Director 1931La fruta amargaSound Recordist 1931Buster se marieRecording Supervision 1931PoliticsRecording Supervision 1931La PenteSound Director 1931Trader HornRecording Supervision 1931The Bachelor FatherSound Director 1931ReducingRecording Supervision 1930PaidSound Director 1930New MoonSound Director 1930Anna ChristieSound Engineer 1930Passion FlowerSound Director 1930Min and BillSound 1930War NurseSound Director 1930El presidioSound 1930A Lady's MoralsSound Director 1930Si l'empereur savait çaSound Engineer 1930Madam SatanSound Recordist 1930RomanceSound Director 1930Our Blushing BridesSound Director 1930Let Us Be GaySound Director 1930Big HouseSound 1930The Florodora GirlSound Director 1930The Lady of ScandalSound Director 1930Children of PleasureSound Director 1930La DivorcéeSound Director 1930This Mad WorldSound Engineer 1930Montana MoonSound Director 1930Lord Byron of BroadwaySound Recordist 1930Anna ChristieSound Recordist 1930Not So DumbSound Recordist 1930The Ship from ShanghaiSound Engineer 1930They Learned About WomenSound Director 1929Their Own DesireSound Recordist 1929DynamiteSound Recordist 1929So This Is CollegeSound Engineer 1929The Thirteenth ChairSound Recordist 1929The Unholy NightSound Recordist 1929Wonder of WomenSound Engineer 1929The Last of Mrs. CheyneySound Recordist 1929The Idle RichSound Engineer 1929The Voice of the CitySound Engineer 1929Broadway MelodySound Recordist · Recording Supervision