John G. Frayne, 95; Scientist Won Two Oscars

John G. Frayne, a scientist and educator who was awarded two Academy Awards for his contributions to sound motion pictures, died Wednesday at his Pasadena home at age 95.

Frayne, who held a doctorate in mathematics and contributed to two textbooks on sound recording, was a pioneer in the field of minimizing sound distortion in films. He was a former president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and became involved in the early days of sound pictures while a research fellow and physicist at Caltech.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, two sons, two daughters, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.