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Conrad A. Nervig | |
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 Publicity headshot of Nervig | |
| Born | June 24, 1889 Grant County, Dakota Territory, United States |
| Died | November 26, 1980 (aged 91) San Diego, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Alder
(m. 1916; died 1951)Ann Griffin
(m. 1961; died 1980) |
Conrad Albinus Nervig (June 24, 1889 – November 26, 1980) was an American film editor with 81 film credits.
During World War I, he served as a lieutenant (junior grade) and was an officer aboard USS Cyclops before it disappeared.[1][2][3] Immediately after retiring from the Navy in 1922,[3] Nervig began work at Goldwyn Pictures as a film lab assistant, 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.[3][4][5]
Nervig was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Film Editing for the film Eskimo (1933). 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).
After his retirement, he frequently talked about his experiences aboard Cyclops before its disappearance. These include "The Cyclops Mystery", an article published in 1969 by the US Naval Institute,[6] as well as the 1971 documentary film, "The Devil's Triangle".[3] Before his death, he remained as a life member of American Cinema Editors.[2]
- ^ "Sioux City Man was Officer on Cyclops, Mystery Ship". The Madison Daily Leader. June 7, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Smith, Fredrick Y., ed. (1971). "Roster of Life Members". ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book. American Cinema Editors, Inc. p. 234.
[Conrad A. Nervig] has recently had published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings (a service magazine of national circulation) an article entitled 'The Mystery of the Cyclops,' the story of an ill fated ship and a true one of his own experience.
- ^ a b c d Cain, Bill (December 30, 1974). "Film editor finds today's movies 'confused'". Times-Advocate. p. 13. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fairservice, Don (2001). Film editing: history, theory and practice : looking at the invisible. Manchester University Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-7190-5777-9.
- ^ Nervig, Conrad A. "The Cyclops Mystery". United States Naval Institute. No. July 1969. Retrieved March 14, 2024.