Person
Conrad A. Nervig
Editing · 1889–1980 · Grant County, South Dakota, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Conrad Albinus Nervig (24 June 1889, Grant County, South Dakota - 26 November 1980, San Diego, California) was an American film editor with 81 film credits. He started work in 1922 at Goldwyn Pictures, and stayed with that firm after its merger to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1924. He spent essentially his entire career at MGM, retiring in 1954. 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).
Known for

Passion Flower
Editor

The Bad and the Beautiful
Editor

Courage of Lassie
Editor

King Solomon's Mines
Editor

The Cobweb
Editor

Vengeance Valley
Editor

The Human Comedy
Editor

The Emperor's Candlesticks
Editor

Love Is a Headache
Editor

The Merry Widow
Editor
Filmography
- 1955The CobwebEditor
- 1953The Affairs of Dobie GillisEditor
- 1953Cry of the HuntedEditor
- 1952The Bad and the BeautifulEditor
- 1952The Merry WidowEditor
- 1951Too Young to KissEditor
- 1951Vengeance ValleyEditor
- 1950King Solomon's MinesEditor
- 1950Devil's DoorwayEditor
- 1950Side StreetEditor
- 1949Border IncidentEditor
- 1949Act of ViolenceEditor
- 1948Souvenirs of DeathEditor
- 1947High WallEditor
- 1947High BarbareeEditor
- 1946Courage of LassieEditor
- 1946No Leave, No LoveEditor
- 1944Nothing But TroubleEditor
- 1943The Human ComedyEditor
- 1942I Married an AngelEditor
- 1942Grand Central MurderEditor
- 1941KathleenEditor
- 1941Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayEditor
- 1941The Big StoreEditor
- 1941The Bad ManEditor
- 1940The Golden FleecingEditor
- 1940Phantom RaidersEditor
- 1940And One Was BeautifulEditor
- 1940Northwest PassageEditor
- 1939Henry Goes ArizonaEditor
- 19396,000 EnemiesEditor
- 1939Sergeant MaddenEditor
- 1939HonoluluEditor
- 1938The First Hundred YearsEditor
- 1938Love Is a HeadacheEditor
- 1937Beg, Borrow or StealEditor
- 1937Live, Love and LearnEditor
- 1937The Emperor's CandlesticksEditor
- 1937MaytimeEditor
- 1936His Brother's WifeEditor
- 1936Women Are TroubleEditor
- 1936Absolute QuietEditor
- 1936Exclusive StoryEditor
- 1935A Tale of Two CitiesEditor
- 1935Calm YourselfEditor
- 1935Murder in the FleetEditor
- 1935The Casino Murder CaseEditor
- 1935The Night Is YoungEditor
- 1934Paris InterludeEditor
- 1933The Women in His LifeEditor
- 1933EskimoEditor
- 1932KongoEditor
- 1932DownstairsEditor
- 1932Letty LyntonEditor
- 1931Private LivesEditor
- 1931The GuardsmanEditor
- 1931Son of IndiaEditor
- 1931Buster se marieEditor
- 1931InspirationEditor
- 1930Passion FlowerEditor
- 1930Call of the FleshEditor
- 1930Every Woman's LongingEditor
- 1930A Lady to LoveEditor
- 1929Devil-May-CareEditor
- 1929The Last of Mrs. CheyneyEditor
- 1929The Idle RichEditor
- 1929Wild OrchidsEditor
- 1928The Masks of the DevilEditor
- 1928The WindEditor
- 1928The Divine WomanEditor
- 1927Winners Of The WildernessEditor
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