John O. Aalberg
John O. Aalberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1897 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | August 30, 1984 (aged 87) Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1933 – 1957 |
| Spouse | Sara Jane Moore |
John O. Aalberg (April 3, 1897 – August 30, 1984) was a Hollywood sound technician. He was the head of the sound department at RKO Pictures from the early 1930s until the 1950s. Some of the film he worked on included Citizen Kane and It's a Wonderful Life. He was a ten-time Oscar nominee, and received three technical awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[1]
Aalberg was also married to Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford. They had one child named Fredric W. Aalborg.
Filmography
Aalberg was nominated for ten Academy Awards:
- That Girl from Paris (1936)[2]
- Hitting a New High (1937)[3]
- Vivacious Lady (1938)[4]
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)[5]
- Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940)[6]
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940)[6]
- Citizen Kane (1941)[7]
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)[8]
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)[9]
- Susan Slept Here (1954)[10]
References
- ^ "John Aalberg, Former Head of RKO's Sound Unit, Dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1984. p. 18, Part II.
- ^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ "The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
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