Nugent Slaughter (1888 - 1968) was born in Virginia, United States. He provided the special effects and sound mixing for the 1927 movie, "The Jazz Singer". His efforts in this project earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Engineering Effects. Wikipedia
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