# Rex Wimpy

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{{short description|American cinematographer}}
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| image        =
| name         = Rex Wimpy
| birth_name   = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1899|12|18}}
| birth_place  = [Jonesboro, Indiana](/source/Jonesboro%2C_Indiana), U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1972|12|29|1899|12|18}}
| death_place  = [Los Angeles County, California](/source/Los_Angeles_County%2C_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 effect](/source/special_effect)s artist and [cinematographer](/source/cinematographer). He was nominated for an [Oscar](/source/Academy_Awards) for [Best Special Effects](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects) for the film ''[Air Force](/source/Air_Force_(film))''.<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](/source/Stairs_of_Sand)'' (1929)
* ''[Pointed Heels](/source/Pointed_Heels)'' (1929)
* ''[Talent Scout](/source/Talent_Scout_(film))'' (1937)
* ''[Air Force](/source/Air_Force_(film))'' (1943)
* ''[Challenge of the Range](/source/Challenge_of_the_Range)'' (1949)
*''[Laramie](/source/Laramie_(film))'' (1949)
*''[Laramie Mountains](/source/Laramie_Mountains_(film))'' (1952)

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

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Category:1899 births
Category:1972 deaths
Category:American cinematographers
Category:American special effects people
Category:People from Grant County, Indiana

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