William Garity
Born	(1899-04-02)April 2, 1899 Brooklyn,New York City,New York,U.S.
Died	September 16, 1971(1971-09-16) (aged 72) Los Angeles,California, U.S.
Years active	1921-1971

William E. Garity (April 2, 1899 – September 16, 1971) was an American inventor and audio engineer who attended thePratt Institute before going to work forLee De Forest around 1921. Garity worked with DeForest on thePhonofilm sound-on-film system until 1927, whenPat Powers hired Garity to develop a sound system closely based upon Phonofilm that Powers calledPowers Cinephone.

Garity is best known for his employment atWalt Disney Studios, which used the Cinephone system in the late 1920s and early 30s. In 1937, also at the Disney Studios, Garity developed themultiplane camera first used to shootSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.Ub Iwerks, having left Disney to work at his own studio, developed an unrelated multiplane camera, during this same time period.^[1][2]

In 1940, Garity developedFantasound, an earlystereophonicsurround sound system for Disney'sFantasia.^[3] After leaving the Disney studio, Garity later became vice president and production manager forWalter Lantz Productions. He was inducted in theDisney Legends program in 1999.

• William Garity at Disney Legends
• William Garity atIMDb

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