Conrad A. Nervig | |
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Born | June 24, 1889 Grant County, Dakota Territory, United States |
Died | November 26, 1980 91) San Diego, California, United States | (aged
Occupation | Film editor |
Conrad Albinus Nervig (June 24, 1889 – November 26, 1980) was an American film editor with 81 film credits. [1]
He began work in 1922 at Goldwyn Pictures, and remained with the studio after its merger to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1924. He spent essentially his entire career at MGM, retiring from the studio in 1954. [2] [3]
Nervig was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Film Editing for the film Eskimo (1934). He won a second "Oscar" (shared with Ralph E. Winters) for the film King Solomon's Mines (1950). He was also nominated for his work on A Tale of Two Cities (1935).
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