GEORGE GROVES PHOTO-ALBUMS #3:  The War, Warners & My Fair Lady (1942-76)
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Movie sound pioneer George Groves on his 
                               horse on his ranch in Tarzana, 
                               California

George on his horse Hayburner on his ranch in Tarzana acquired from Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Movie sound pioneer George Groves was a
                          Major in the 1st Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air 
                          Force

George was a Major in the 1st Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Force.

Movie sound pioneer George Groves' 
                               notification of his Army Air Force promotion to 
                               major

George Groves' notification of his Army Air Force promotion to Major.

Movie sound pioneer George Groves with his 
                               colleagues in the 1st Motion Picture Unit of 
                               the Army Air Force

George pictured in the centre of the front row with his army air force colleagues.

Movie sound pioneer George Groves' 
                               certificate of service with the 1st Motion 
                               Picture Unit of the Army Air Force

His certificate of service from the 1st Motion Picture Unit of the AAF.

a British newspaper in 1946 commemorates 
                               the 20th anniversary of Don Juan

A British newspaper commemorates the 20th anniversary of Don Juan.

a playback unit from 1946 including speaker 
                               and turntable at Warner Bros

A playback unit from 1946 inc. speaker & turntable. Used when filming performers singing to pre-scored orchestrations.

George Groves with Colonel Nathan Levinson
                         examining a miniature set for a Warners picture c.1946

George Groves with Colonel Nathan Levinson (right) examining a miniature set for a picture c.1946.

Announcement of movie sound pioneer George Groves' marriage to 
                               Jane Blackman in 1951

Announcement of George's marriage to Jane Blackman at Christmas 1951.

a report on movie sound pioneer George 
                               Groves in the Oldham Evening Chronicle in 1951

A 1951 report on George Groves in the Oldham Evening Chronicle.

movie sound pioneer George Groves in 1953 
                               demonstrating an early sound playback system

George pictured in 1953 demonstrating an early sound playback system.

movie sound pioneer George Groves with
                          his father, George Alfred Groves

George with his father, George Alfred Groves (left).

Warner Bros. sound department hold a party 
                               in honour of George Groves' father c.1955

Warner Brothers Sound Department hold a party in honour of George's father.

George Groves receives his Oscar for Best 
                               Sound on Sayonara in 1958 from Dorothy Malone

George Groves receives his Oscar for Best Sound on Sayonara in 1958 from the beautiful Dorothy Malone.

a studio portrait of George Groves, Warner Bros. head of 
                               sound, taken during the late 1950s

A studio portrait of George taken during the late 1950s.

movie sound pioneer George Groves at one of 
                               the early dubbing consoles used at Warner Bros.

George Groves at one of the early dubbing consoles used at Warner Bros.

George Groves receives his Oscar for best 
                               sound on My Fair Lady from Claudia Cardinale and 
                               Steve McQueen at the 1965 Academy Awards

George receives his Oscar for My Fair Lady from Claudia Cardinale and Steve McQueen at the 1965 Academy Awards.

Warners head of sound George Groves with his 
                               Oscar for best sound on My Fair Lady in 1965 with 
                               Claudia Cardinale and Steve McQueen

George after receiving his Oscar for My Fair Lady with Claudia Cardinale and Steve McQueen.

a spirit measure in the shape of a thimble
                               that Rex Harrison gave Warners head of sound 
                               George Groves for his work on My Fair Lady

Rex Harrison gave George a spirit measure in the shape of a thimble for his work on My Fair Lady.

the Oscar for best sound for My Fair Lady 
                               won by Warner Bros head of sound George Groves

George's My Fair Lady Oscar in the office of his home.

In 1964 International Photographer magazine 
                               said George Groves was a sound looping pioneer

In 1964 International Photographer magazine said George Groves was a sound looping pioneer (aka ADR.)

A 3M advert in the trade press 
                               congratulating Warner Bros. head of sound George
                          Groves on My Fair Lady's success

A 3M advert in the trade press congratulating George on My Fair Lady's success.

a Warners studio portrait of head of sound 
                               George Groves c.1970

George R. Groves pictured just before his retirement in August 1972.

movie sound pioneer George Groves and
                          his wife Jane enjoying a night out

George and his wife Jane enjoy a night out.

the letter informing movie sound pioneer 
                               George Groves of his Samuel L. Warner Memorial 
                               Award for 1972

The letter informing George Groves of his Samuel L. Warner Memorial Award for 1972.

The Sam Warner Memorial Award presented to George
                          Groves in 1972 by the Society of Motion
                          Picture and Television Engineers

The Sam Warner Memorial Award presented to George Groves in 1972 by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

the citation in George Groves' Samuel L. 
                               Warner memorial award of 1972

The citation in the Samuel L. Warner memorial award and a press cutting on the event.

Letter in the Liverpool Daily Post in 1972 from Hilda Barrow
                          about her brother George Groves' achievements

Hilda Barrow wrote to the Liverpool Daily Post in 1972 about her brother's achievements.

scoring console at the Groves-Rice complex 
                               at Burbank Studios in 1973

A scoring console at the Groves-Rice complex at Burbank Studios in 1973. The scoring stage is in the background.

George Groves AFI oral history

George in 1973 discussed his experiences at Bell Labs during the 1920s in an oral history for the AFI.

George Groves AFI oral history

Part 2 of George's American Film Institute oral history extract.

movie sound pioneer George Groves with
                          his wife Jane and sister Hilda Barrow in Las Vegas

George with his wife Jane and sister Hilda (right) in Las Vegas.

death notice in Variety in 1976 for 
                               movie sound pioneer George Groves

How George's death was reported in the USA (on the left is Variety's report).

death notices in British newspapers in 1976 
                               for movie sound pioneer George Groves

George's death on September 4th, 1976 as reported in the press in England.

grave of movie sound pioneer George Groves 
                               in Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles

George and Jane Groves' grave in Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.