# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/douglas-shearer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:34:55.108Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/douglas-shearer"
name: "Douglas Shearer"
slug: "douglas-shearer"
description: "Douglas Graham Shearer was a Canadian American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. The elder brother of actress Norma Shearer, he won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame."
tagline: "Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/DouglasShearerImage.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1899-11-17"
deathDate: "1971-01-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.69195751138088
  historical:           12.52214266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0790428"
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    title: "Douglas Shearer"
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    title: "Douglas Shearer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Douglas Shearer"
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    title: "Douglas Shearer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Shearer"
    title: "Douglas Shearer"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump