Glen Glenn (sound engineer)

Glen Percy Raymond Glenn (November 25, 1907 – August 21, 1960) was a Canadian-American sound engineer who settled in Los Angeles during the 1930s to pursue a career in movies.

He was born in Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada[1] to parents Lionel Glenn and Adella Clarke. He immigrated to America in 1926. He settled in New York and became an electrical engineer. He went to Los Angeles in 1931.[2]

Glenn was known for his involvement in the sound department of more than 300 movies and television shows. Some include the 1942 movie The Corpse Vanishes, the 1950s television shows I Love Lucy, The Millionaire, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Glenn also co-founded the Glen Glenn Sound Company in 1937 with fellow engineer Harry Eckles.[3] Glen Glenn Sound eventually worked on the soundtracks of more than 20,000 motion pictures and television shows. The company was acquired by the audio post production company Todd-AO in 1986.[2]

Glenn and his wife Mary Helen were both killed in an automobile accident while vacationing in New Brunswick, Canada. Their car plunged off of a high dirt road and landed in the water of the Newcastle Creek in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. Glenn was 52 years old.[4][1]

Glenn was survived by four children; Molly, Deanna, John David and James Lionel. Glen and Mary Helen have 6 grandchildren: Heather Taylor Dankowski, Glen Taylor, Robert Moore, Bruce Moore, Kylie Glenn Jenkins, and Ryan Glenn and 9 great-grandchildren: Sarah, Melanie, Emily, Ian, Evan, Glenn, Megan, Jack, and Dean

Glenn and his wife are buried in unmarked graves at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.[4]