Bernard B. Brown

Born

1898-07-24

Died

1981-02-20

Birthplace

La Farge, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Bernard B. Brown (July 24, 1898 – February 20, 1981) was an American sound engineer and composer, who wrote the scores for many early animated cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures. He won an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording and was nominated for seven more in the same category. He was also nominated three times in the category Best Visual Effects. He worked on more than 520 films between 1930 and 1958. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]