Jack Foley

Jack Donovan Foley (April 12, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American sound effects artist who was the developer of many sound effect techniques used in filmmaking. He is credited with developing a unique method for performing sound effects live and in synchrony with the picture during a film's post-production. Accordingly, individuals engaged in this trade are called "Foley artists". He worked on pictures such as Melody of Love (1928), Show Boat (1929), Dat Ol' Ribber, Dracula (1931), Spartacus (1960), and Operation Petticoat (1959). For his work in Hollywood, Foley received the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Foley (sound effects artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: April 12, 1891 in Yorkville Heights, New York City, New York, USA

Died: November 9, 1967 (Age 76)