Conrad A. Nervig

Conrad Albinus Nervig (June 24, 1889 – November 26, 1980) was an American film editor with 81 film credits.[1]

Conrad A. Nervig
BornJune 24, 1889 (1889-06-24)
Grant County, Dakota Territory, United States
DiedNovember 26, 1980 (1980-11-27) (aged 91)
San Diego, California, United States
OccupationFilm editor

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).

Filmography
Poster for the 1933 film Eskimo for which Nervig won the 1934 Academy Award for film editing

References
  1. Conrad A. Nervig at IMDb
  2. Selise, Eiseman (March–April 2006). "Pushing the Envelope..." Editors Guild Magazine. 27 (2). Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  3. Fairservice, Don (2001). Film editing: history, theory and practice : looking at the invisible. Manchester University Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-7190-5777-9.
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