Glen Percy Raymond Glenn (November 25, 1907 – August 21, 1960) was a

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sound engineer who settled in

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during the 1930s to pursue a career in

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Biography

He was born in

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, Canada,My New Brunswick
/ref> to parents Lionel Glenn and Adella Clarke. He immigrated to America in 1926. He settled in New York and became an

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. He went to Los Angeles in 1931.Mix
/ref> Glenn was known for his involvement in the sound department of more than 300 movies and television shows. Some include the 1942 movie ''

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'', the 1950s television shows ''

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'', '' The Millionaire'', and ''

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before ''Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely base ...

''. Glenn also co-founded the Glen Glenn Sound Company in 1937 with fellow engineer Harry Eckles.''The Daily Gleaner''
/ref> Glen Glenn Sound eventually worked on the soundtracks of more than 20,000

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and

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. The company was acquired by the audio post production company

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in 1986.

Death

Glenn and his wife Mary Helen were both killed on August 21, 1960, in an automobile accident while vacationing in

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, Canada. Their car plunged off of a high dirt road and landed in the water of the Newcastle Creek in

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, Canada. Glenn was 52 years old.''Resting Places''
/ref> 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 nine 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

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