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James Nelson

Born September 25, 1932 in California, USADied June 18, 201444 films

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.

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Badlands poster7.5Badlands1973American Graffiti poster7.1American Graffiti1973Five Easy Pieces poster7.1Five Easy Pieces1970Two-Lane Blacktop poster7.0Two-Lane Blacktop1971The War Wagon poster6.8The War Wagon1967Hearts and Minds poster7.6Hearts and Minds1974Mandingo poster6.6Mandingo1975The Comedy of Terrors poster6.5The Comedy of Terrors1964

Filmography

44 films
  1. 1982Hey Good Lookin'Supervising Sound Editor
  2. 1975CoonskinSupervising Sound Editor
  3. 1975MandingoSound Effects Editor
  4. 1974Freebie and the BeanSound Effects
  5. 1974Hearts and MindsSound Editor
  6. 1973BadlandsSupervising Sound Editor
  7. 1973The Last Foxtrot in BurbankSound Editor
  8. 1973American GraffitiSound Editor
  9. 1972The King of Marvin GardensSound Effects
  10. 1971They Call Him MarcadoSupervising Sound Editor
  11. 1971The FearmakerSupervising Sound Editor
  12. 1971The Christian Licorice StoreSupervising Sound Editor
  13. 1971A Safe PlaceSupervising Sound Editor
  14. 1971Johnny Got His GunSound Effects Editor
  15. 1971Two-Lane BlacktopSupervising Sound Editor
  16. 1971Drive, He SaidSupervising Sound Editor
  17. 1970The ProjectionistSupervising Sound Editor
  18. 1970The Baby MakerSupervising Sound Editor
  19. 1970Five Easy PiecesSupervising Sound Editor
  20. 1970The Cheyenne Social ClubSupervising Sound Editor
  21. 1970The GrasshopperSupervising Sound Editor
  22. 1970To Catch a PebbleSupervising Sound Editor
  23. 1969The Picasso SummerSupervising Sound Editor
  24. 1968HeadSupervising Sound Editor
  25. 1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellSupervising Sound Editor
  26. 1968The Name of the Game Is KillSupervising Sound Editor
  27. 1968Psych-OutSupervising Sound Editor
  28. 1967The FoxSupervising Sound Editor
  29. 1967The TripSupervising Sound Editor
  30. 1967The Born LosersSupervising Sound Editor
  31. 1967The War WagonSupervising Sound Editor
  32. 1966The Wild AngelsSupervising Sound Editor
  33. 1966The ShootingSupervising Sound Editor
  34. 1966Queen of BloodSound Effects
  35. 1965Sergeant DeadheadSound Editor
  36. 1965Motorpsycho!Sound
  37. 1965Beach Blanket BingoSound Editor
  38. 1965How to Murder Your WifeSound Effects Editor
  39. 1964Pajama PartySound Editor
  40. 1964The Comedy of TerrorsSound Editor
  41. 1964ArchieSound Effects Editor
  42. 1962Walk on the Wild SideSupervising Sound Editor
  43. 1958The FearmakersSound Effects Editor
  44. 1957The James Dean StorySound Designer