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Ernest J. Nims(1908-2000)

  • Producer
  • Editor
  • Additional Crew
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Ernest J. Nims was born on 15 November 1908 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and editor, known for The Stranger (1946), It Could Happen to You (1937) and Fatal Lady (1936). He was married to Geraldine Kirby. He died on 28 April 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 15, 1908
DiedApril 28, 2000(91)
BornNovember 15, 1908
DiedApril 28, 2000(91)
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Known for

Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger
7.3
  • Editor(as Ernest Nims)
  • 1946
Astrid Allwyn, Alan Baxter, Owen Davis Jr., Andrea Leeds, Al Shean, and Frank Yaconelli in It Could Happen to You (1937)
It Could Happen to You
6.0
  • Editor(as Ernest Nims)
  • 1937
Mary Ellis and Walter Pidgeon in Fatal Lady (1936)
Fatal Lady
6.9
  • Editor(as Ernest Nims)
  • 1936
Randolph Scott, Bob Burns, Jane Hale, Gypsy Rose Lee, Wanda McKay, Dinah Shore, and Charles Winninger in Belle of the Yukon (1944)
Belle of the Yukon
5.3
  • Editor(as Ernest Nims)
  • 1944

Credits

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Producer



  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1959–1961
  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1961

Editor



  • George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, and Merle Oberon in Temptation (1946)
    Temptation
    6.6
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1946
  • Olivia de Havilland and Lew Ayres in The Dark Mirror (1946)
    The Dark Mirror
    7.0
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1946
  • Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)
    The Stranger
    7.3
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1946
  • Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
    Tomorrow Is Forever
    7.3
    • film editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1946
  • Sonja Henie and Michael O'Shea in It's a Pleasure (1945)
    It's a Pleasure
    5.8
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1945
  • Randolph Scott, Bob Burns, Jane Hale, Gypsy Rose Lee, Wanda McKay, Dinah Shore, and Charles Winninger in Belle of the Yukon (1944)
    Belle of the Yukon
    5.3
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1944
  • Michael O'Shea and Anne Shirley in Man from Frisco (1944)
    Man from Frisco
    6.5
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1944
  • Joe E. Brown in Casanova in Burlesque (1944)
    Casanova in Burlesque
    6.0
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1944
  • John Wayne, Albert Dekker, and Martha Scott in In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    In Old Oklahoma
    6.4
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1943
  • Mary Lee in Nobody's Darling (1943)
    Nobody's Darling
    5.3
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1943
  • Don 'Red' Barry, Dale Evans, and Henry Hull in The West Side Kid (1943)
    The West Side Kid
    6.1
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1943
  • John Craven, Dorothy Morris, and Mabel Paige in Someone to Remember (1943)
    Someone to Remember
    7.3
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1943
  • Joe E. Brown, Judy Canova, and Rosemary Lane in Chatterbox (1943)
    Chatterbox
    6.7
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1943
  • John Wayne, John Carroll, and Anna Lee in Flying Tigers (1942)
    Flying Tigers
    6.7
    • Editor (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1942
  • Ray Middleton and Jean Parker in The Girl from Alaska (1942)
    The Girl from Alaska
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1942

Additional Crew



  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant to the producer (as Ernest Nims)
    • 1962–1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ernest Nims
  • Born
    • November 15, 1908
    • Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • April 28, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Geraldine KirbyOctober 29, 1935 - 1991 (her death)

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    Former head of post-production at Universal and good friend of Orson Welles. Nims is said to have cut over 30 pages from the script of Welles' "The Stranger" before filming began.

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