Wesley C. Miller

Wesley C. Miller, Dr. Wesley C. Miller (* December 27 1894 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, † April 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American sound engineer.

Life and work

Miller completed several technical studies. In 1915 he graduated from the University of Rhode Iceland with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1919 he attended the École Supérieure in Paris d' Electricité, 1922, Miller another degree in electrical engineering. With the Dr. -Ing. He completed his studies in 1955.

Before Miller came to film, he worked with the invention and development of technical equipment such as an amplifier for radio equipment. At times, he was employed by the Bell Telephone Laboratories. For one of his inventions Miller in 1955 awarded a special Oscar in the field of technical merits -. In recognition of his development of an "electronic sound printing comparison device" as it was called in the grounds

Miller came to film the first time in 1929, just after the dawn of the sound film era, when he served as an assistant sound engineer. It was not until 1953 he is regularly detected in the feature film production; it was incumbent on him in the service of MGM mostly the Superintendence for the sound recording ( recording supervisor or Sound recording supervisor ). Since receiving his doctorate in 1955, the engineer received his credits continuously under Dr. Wesley C. Miller. During this period, 1955 to 1958, he received four Academy Award nominations. With the MGM television series Northwest Passage Wesley Miller finished his career in 1959 in the celluloid industry. He then took only advisory functions.