# William Garity

> William E. Garity was an American inventor and audio engineer who attended the Pratt Institute before going to work for Lee De Forest around 1921. Garity worked with DeForest on the Phonofilm sound-on-film system until 1927, when Pat Powers hired Garity to develop a sound system closely based upon Phonofilm that Powers called Powers Cinephone.

*American inventor*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-garity

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1899-04-02
- **Died:** 1971-09-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307477/ (@nm0307477)

## Sources
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