George Groves

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 (1927), 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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Male
Date of Birth
December 13rd, 1901
Age
124
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
September 4th, 1976
Died Aged
74
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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