J. O. Aalberg

John Aalberg
John O. Aalberg
April 3, 1897
Chicago, Illinois
August 30, 1984
Los Angeles County, California
87 years and 149 days
6’ (1.83 m)
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
Sound Recording. That Girl from Paris, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, J. O. Aalberg, Sound Director.
Sound Recording. Hitting a New High, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.
Sound Recording. Vivacious Lady, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.
Winner markerScientific or Technical Award (Class III). To John Aalberg and the First National Studio Sound Department for the application of compression to variable area recording in motion picture production.
Sound Recording. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.
Sound Recording. Kitty Foyle, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.
Special Effects. Swiss Family Robinson, RKO Radio. Photographic effects by Vernon L. Walker; sound effects by John O. Aalberg.
Sound Recording. Citizen Kane, Mercury; RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.
Sound Recording. It’s a Wonderful Life, Liberty Films; RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.
Sound Recording. Two Tickets to Broadway, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg, Sound Director.
Sound Recording. Susan Slept Here, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg, Sound Director.
Winner markerHonorary Award. To John O. Aalberg, Charles G. Clarke and John G. Frayne in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [Medal of Commendation]
Winner markerGordon E. Sawyer Award. John O. Aalberg

13 Nominations