Elmer Raguse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elmer Raguse

Sound engineer

Date of Birth: 09-May-1901

Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1972

Profession: engineer, audio engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Elmer R.
Raguse (May 9, 1901 – March 2, 1972) was an American sound engineer mostly associated with the Hal Roach Studios.
He was nominated for eight Academy Awards in the categories Best Sound Recording and Best Effects. Editor Richard Currier said, "In pictures, if you can't get and effect one way, you figure out another way of getting it.
But with Raguse, there was only one line you could follow, and that was that." He wanted to record a gunshot on a project Raguse was involved in, but he refused on the grounds that it would break the light valve.
Currier questioned him on it, imagining the valve couldn't be prohibitively expensive.
Raguse confirmed it would be twenty cents, so Currier fired the gun in defiance.