title: Jack Whitney
text: # Jack Whitney
  
  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)
  