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Charles Crawford Davis (November 27, 1893 – December 16, 1966) was an American audio engineer known for his innovations in the motion picture industry.

Career

Davis was born and raised in Fenton, Michigan, the son of Caroline (née Crawford) and James Franklin Davis.[2] He graduated from Fenton High School and studied engineering at the University of Michigan.[3] In World War One he served as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces.[4] After the war he moved to California and worked in the film industry. He devised techniques for integration of sound and film in recording cameras and projectors. At the time, his techniques were widely used in the industry. He was awarded several patents for his innovations.[3][5][6] In 1948 he received an Academy Award for his technical contributions to the film industry.[7] In 1956 he received the Samuel Warner Memorial Award from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.[8] In 1958 he received the Emile Berliner Award from the Audio Engineering Society.[9] Davis died in 1966 at the age of 73.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y_PhAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA4-PA59&#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Michigan Alumnus – Volume 74|editor=Alumni Association|publisher=University of Michigan Libraries|year=1967|accessdate=October 17, 2017|isbn=|page=37}}
2. ^{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofgenesee00wood#page/850/mode/2up|title=History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions|author=Edwin Orin Wood|publisher=Federal Publishing|year=1916|accessdate=October 17, 2017|isbn=|pages=851–852}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fentonalumni.org/halloffame.htm|title=The Fenton High School Alumni Association, Hall of Fame|publisher=Fenton High School|accessdate=September 26, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814184940/http://fentonalumni.org/halloffame.htm|archivedate=August 14, 2015|deadurl=yes}}
4. ^{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/bad0920.0001.001.umich.edu#page/116/mode/2up|title=Honor roll and complete war history of Genesee county, Michigan, in the great world war|editor=Genesee County War Board|publisher=Flint Daily Journal|year=1920|accessdate=October 17, 2017|isbn=|page=116}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tctimes.com/hall-of-fame-inductees-honored-for-contributions/article_3b6396ad-c84a-53c1-a6e2-e766bed8d1ff.html?mode=jqm|title=Hall of fame inductees honored for contributions |publisher=tctimes.com |date=October 28, 1999|accessdate=September 26, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224185604/http://www.tctimes.com/hall-of-fame-inductees-honored-for-contributions/article_3b6396ad-c84a-53c1-a6e2-e766bed8d1ff.html?mode=jqm|archivedate=December 24, 2016|deadurl=no}}
6. ^{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/officialgazette360unit#page/n713/mode/2up|title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office [microform] – Volume 361|author=|publisher=U.S. Patent Office, Washington|year=1927|accessdate=October 17, 2017|isbn=|page=302}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/|title=The Official Academy Awards Database|publisher=oscars.org|work=search for 'C. C. Davis' required|accessdate=September 26, 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.smpte.org/about/awards-programs/warner-award|title=The Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal Award Recipients|publisher=SMPTE|date=1956|accessdate=September 26, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906085538/https://www.smpte.org/about/awards-programs/warner-award|archivedate=September 6, 2015|deadurl=no}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aes.org/awards/|title=AES Awards – Past Awards Recipients|publisher=Audio Engineering Society|date=1958|accessdate=September 26, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053941/http://www.aes.org/awards/|archivedate=September 5, 2015|deadurl=no}}

External links

  • Technical Achievement Award at Oscars.org
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