{{short description|American cinematographer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Rex Wimpy | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1899|12|18}} | birth_place = Jonesboro, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1972|12|29|1899|12|18}} | death_place = Los Angeles County, California, U.S. | occupation = Special effects artist, cinematographer | years_active = 1929–1967 }}

'''Rex Wimpy''' (December 18, 1899 &ndash; December 29, 1972) was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects for the film ''Air Force''.<ref name="Oscars1944">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1944 |title=The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=June 22, 2013 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''Stairs of Sand'' (1929) * ''Pointed Heels'' (1929) * ''Talent Scout'' (1937) * ''Air Force'' (1943) * ''Challenge of the Range'' (1949) *''Laramie'' (1949) *''Laramie Mountains'' (1952)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0934502|name=Rex Wimpy}}

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