Jack Whitney (February 21, 1905 – November 2, 1992) was an American sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards, one for Best Sound Recording and the other for Best Visual Effects. He was nominated six more times in the category Best Sound. Selected filmography Won The Thief of Bagdad (1940 – Best Special Effects) That Hamilton Woman (1941 – Best Sound) Nominated The Howards of Virginia (1940) Friendly Enemies (1942) Hangmen Also Die! (1943) It Happened Tomorrow (1944) The Southerner (1945) T-Men (1947) References External links 1905 births 1992 deaths American audio engineers Special effects people Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners 20th-century American engineers