Show Inventor of Sound Film Process Dies PARIS Nov 20 UP Francis UP-Francis Francis Norton Johnson an American who j a iouna uuna film process in 1919 1910 and md presented the first talking film in France died today Johnsons Johnson's first sound film A La LaFontaine LaFontaine LaFontaine Fontaine Fable was shown at the Sorbonne university here in 1926 The inventor did not obtain working patents patents pat pat- for his process and did not ob obtain obtain ob- ob tain thin royalty although the Sorbonne aided him financially Johnson was a member of the American Artists Artists' club in Paris for 25 years |