Treg Brown | |
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Born | Tregoweth Edmond Brown November 4, 1899 Gilbert, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | April 28, 1984 Irvine, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation | Sound editor |
Years active | 1936–1965 |
Known for | Classic sound effects in the Warner Bros. library Discovering voice actor Mel Blanc[1] |
Tregoweth Edmond "Treg" Brown (November 4, 1899 – April 28, 1984) was an American motion picture sound editor who was responsible for the sound effects in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1936 to 1963.[2][1][3] Before that, he worked with Cecil B. DeMille. Adding to this, he also gave fellow Warner Bros voice actor Mel Blanc his big break.[1] He also won the 1966 Academy Award for Sound Effects for his work on the film The Great Race.[2]
In the Warner Bros. cartoon One Froggy Evening (1955), the skyscraper into which Michigan J. Frog is entombed is named the "Tregoweth Brown Building".
Filmography
- The Bugs n' Daffy Show
- Devil May Hare
- Zip Zip Hooray!
- Freudy Cat
- Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
- One Froggy Evening
- Now Hear This
References
- ^ a b c Blanc, Mel (1989). That's not all folks. p. 83. ISBN 0446390895.
- ^ a b "38th Oscar Highlights". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Sigall, Martha (2005). Living life inside the lines : tales from the golden age of animation. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86.
External links
- Treg Brown at IMDb
- Treg Brown discography at Discogs