Jack Donovan Foley - April 12, 1891; Yorkville, New York – November 9, 1967; Los Angeles, California
He was the developer of many sound effect techniques used in film making. He is attributed with inventing the art of Foley, which is the process of adding sound effects such as footsteps and environmental sounds to films. His founding role in the development of Foley is documented in the 2009 book The Foley Grail.
He worked on the pictures such as Melody of Love, Show Boat (1929), Dat Ol' Ribber, Spartacus, and Operation Petticoat.
Foley received many awards, including the Golden Reel Award.
(Wikipedia 2013 Jack Foley)
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