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name: "Robert J. Kern"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "29 March 1885"
died: "30 May 1972"
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# Robert J. Kern

Editor. Born 29 March 1885 in Wilton. Died 30 May 1972.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 29 March 1885, Wilton
- **Died:** 30 May 1972
- **Active:** 1934–1935
- **Also known as:** Robert Kern
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Kern, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2157833, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449493/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32439

## Biography

Robert J. Kern (1885–1972) was an American film editor with more than sixty feature film credits. He edited *The Thin Man* (1934) and two further entries in the series for director W. S. Van Dyke.

Kern collaborated frequently with Clarence Brown, editing thirteen of his films including *National Velvet* (1944), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. He received an Academy Award nomination for *David Copperfield* (1935). His brother Hal C. Kern was also a film editor and Academy Award winner.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *David Copperfield* (1935), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md)
- *The Thin Man* (1934), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sexy Laundry* (2015), Producer
- *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, Editor
- *Plymouth Adventure* (1952), Editor
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1951), Editor
- *Soldiers Three* (1951), Editor
- *To Please a Lady* (1950), Editor
- *Crisis* (1950), Editor
- *The Outriders* (1950), Editor
- *Intruder in the Dust* (1949), Editor
- *Scene of the Crime* (1949), Editor
- *The Secret Garden* (1949), Editor
- *The Three Musketeers* (1948), Editor
- *Song of Love* (1947), Editor
- *The Sea of Grass* (1947), Editor
- *The Green Years* (1946), Editor
- *Week-End at the Waldorf* (1945), Editor
- *National Velvet* (1945), Editor
- *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), Editor
- *I Dood It* (1943), Editor
- *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), Editor
- *Her Cardboard Lover* (1942), Editor
- *Shadow of the Thin Man* (1941), Editor
- *When Ladies Meet* (1941), Editor
- *Billy the Kid* (1941), Editor
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), Editor
- *Strange Cargo* (1940), Editor
- *The Women* (1939), Editor
- *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), Editor
- *Idiot's Delight* (1939), Editor
- *Sweethearts* (1938), Editor
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), Editor
- *Navy Blue and Gold* (1937), Editor
- *The Firefly* (1937), Editor
- *Night Must Fall* (1937), Editor
- *After the Thin Man* (1936), Editor
- *The Longest Night* (1936), Editor
- *Trouble for Two* (1936), Editor
- *Robin Hood of El Dorado* (1936), Editor
- *Anna Karenina* (1935), Editor
- *David Copperfield* (1935), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md)
- *Chained* (1934), Editor
- *The Thin Man* (1934), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)
- *The Prizefighter and the Lady* (1933), Editor
- *Penthouse* (1933), Editor
- *Mr. Robinson Crusoe* (1932), Editor
- *Be Yourself!* (1930), Editor
- *New Orleans* (1929), Editor
- *Ella Cinders* (1926), Editor
- *Fine Clothes* (1925), Editor
- *Why Men Leave Home* (1924), Editor
- *Hungry Hearts* (1922), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1946: Best Film Editing (won), for *National Velvet*
- 1936: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *David Copperfield*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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