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John O. Aalberg

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American audio engineer (1897-1984)

United StatesScientistsLived 1897 to 1984 · aged 87
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John O. Aalberg 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.

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1939Academy Scientific and Technical Award

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John O. Aalberg 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.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1897 to 1984 · aged 87
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