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Louis Mesenkop

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Occupation
  
Sound engineer

Years active
  
1935-1956


Name
  
Louis Mesenkop

Role
  
Sound engineer

Full Name
  
Henry Gordon Jennings

Born
  
February 6, 1903 (
1903-02-06
)
Illinois, United States

Died
  
February 19, 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Academy Honorary Award

Similar People
  
Loyal Griggs, William Pereira, Buddy DeSylva, Cecil B DeMille, Mitchell Leisen

Louis Mesenkop (February 6, 1903 – February 19, 1974) was an American sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another in the same category. Mesenkop was part of the production team who received an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film Spawn of the North.

Selected filmography

Mesenkop won two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another:

Won
  • I Wanted Wings (1941)
  • Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
  • Nominated
  • Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
  • References

    Louis Mesenkop Wikipedia