Person
James Nelson
Sound · 1932–2014 · California, USA
Biography
James M. Falkinburg (September 25, 1932 – June 18, 2014), known in the entertainment industry as James "Jim" Nelson, was an American sound editor, film producer and post-production supervisor. As a sound editor, Nelson worked on many of the iconic films and television programs of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including Rock Around the Clock, The Monkees, the beach party films, The Brady Bunch, Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Exorcist. In total, he edited the sound effects for over 100 films and 38 television programs comprising more than 1,700 episodes, as well as several made-for-TV movies, documentaries and television specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Nelson (sound editor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for

Star Wars
Associate Producer

Badlands
Supervising Sound Editor

American Graffiti
Sound Editor

The War Wagon
Supervising Sound Editor

Mandingo
Sound Effects Editor

The China Syndrome
Associate Producer

Head
Supervising Sound Editor

Five Easy Pieces
Supervising Sound Editor

Pajama Party
Sound Editor

Borderline
Producer
Filmography
- 2012Scene MissingSelf
- 1993The Seventh CoinExecutive Producer
- 1992Solar CrisisProducer
- 1982Hey Good Lookin'Supervising Sound Editor
- 1980BorderlineProducer
- 1979The China SyndromeAssociate Producer
- 1977Star WarsAssociate Producer
- 1975CoonskinSupervising Sound Editor
- 1975MandingoSound Effects Editor
- 1974Freebie and the BeanSound Effects
- 1974Hearts and MindsSound Editor
- 1974BadlandsSupervising Sound Editor
- 1973The Last Foxtrot in BurbankSound Editor
- 1973American GraffitiSound Editor
- 1972The King of Marvin GardensSound Effects
- 1972No Drums, No BuglesExecutive Producer
- 1971They Call Him MarcadoSupervising Sound Editor
- 1971The Christian Licorice StoreSupervising Sound Editor
- 1971A Safe PlaceSupervising Sound Editor
- 1971Johnny Got His GunSound Effects Editor
- 1971Two-Lane BlacktopSupervising Sound Editor
- 1971Drive, He SaidSupervising Sound Editor
- 1970The ProjectionistSupervising Sound Editor
- 1970The Baby MakerSupervising Sound Editor
- 1970Five Easy PiecesSupervising Sound Editor
- 1970The Cheyenne Social ClubSupervising Sound Editor
- 1970The GrasshopperSupervising Sound Editor
- 1970To Catch a PebbleSupervising Sound Editor
- 1969The Picasso SummerSupervising Sound Editor
- 1968HeadSupervising Sound Editor
- 1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellSupervising Sound Editor
- 1968The Name of the Game Is KillSupervising Sound Editor
- 1968Psych-OutSupervising Sound Editor
- 1967The FoxSupervising Sound Editor
- 1967The Girl, the Body, and the PillRoy Stanton
- 1967Tarzan and the Great RiverEditor
- 1967The TripSupervising Sound Editor
- 1967The War WagonSupervising Sound Editor
- 1966The Wild AngelsSupervising Sound Editor
- 1966The ShootingSupervising Sound Editor
- 1966Queen of BloodSound Effects
- 1965Sergeant DeadheadSound Editor
- 1965Motorpsycho!Sound
- 1965Beach Blanket BingoSound Editor
- 1965How to Murder Your WifeSound Effects Editor
- 1964Pajama PartySound Editor
- 1964The Comedy of TerrorsSound Editor
- 1964ArchieSound Effects Editor
- 1963Hootenanny Hoot!Post Production Supervisor
- 1962Walk on the Wild SideSupervising Sound Editor
- 1958The FearmakersSound Effects Editor
- 1957The James Dean StorySound Designer
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