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Jack Foley (1891-1967) "left his mark on" (became well known and remembered for) the film industry by developing techniques for many popular "sound effects" (sounds heard in a movie, play, or TV show, but not made by the actors). He is best known for "incorporating" (including) "environmental" or "ambient" (in the surrounding area; happening around something) sounds into films, and the people who do this type of work today are known as Foley artists.

Previously, some people had used "pre-recorded" (created earlier) sounds and added them to films, but Foley changed this by creating the sounds "in real time" (when they were needed in the films). The sounds could include anything, such as a telephone ring, a "squeaky" (making a high-pitched sound) door, "footsteps" (the sound of one's feet hitting the ground as one walks), or the sound of clothing rustling as one walks.

The sound effects are intended to "enhance" (improve; make better) the film, making it feel more "realistic" (similar to real life). Without those sound effects, films feel "empty" (missing something), too quiet, and even uncomfortable for the viewers. The sound effects should feel "seamless" (without being separate or different), so the audience doesn't realize that those sounds are not what the actors are actually producing or interacting with.

Foley effects are especially important when films are "dubbed in another language" (with the dialogue being presented in another language), because when the dubbing replaces the original language, it also replaces all other sounds. As a result, those sounds must be added back in with each dubbed version.