Louis and Bebe Barron at their
Greenwich Village Studio. Photo courtesy
of The Hollywood Sound Museum.
BY STEVE LEE, THSM FOUNDER
IT WAS 1986, AROUND THE END OF SUMMER. I WAS IN COLLEGE AND
WORKING PART TIME AS AN INTERN IN THE PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT AT
20TH CENTURY FOX.
I WAS NO STRANGER TO THE STUDIOS, HAVING FOLLOWED MY DAD TO
MANY MEETINGS ON THE VARIOUS MOVIE LOTS AROUND TOWN. I HAD
ALREADY PRETTY MUCH DECIDED I WANTED TO PURSUE A CAREER
IN FILM SOUND, SO HAVING FULL ACCESS AND EXPLORATION OF
THE STUDIO IN MY SPARE TIME WAS VERY HELPFUL. THE EDITORIAL
DEPARTMENT AND DUB STAGES WERE OF COURSE, MY FAVORITE
PLACES TO LOITER.
F ROM TH E VAU LT
O F TH E
H O L LY WOO D
SOU N D M U S E U M
The Museum at
Loscon
