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Donald W. Ernst(1934-2023)

  • Editor
  • Sound Department
  • Music Department
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Producer Don Ernst
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Donald W. Ernst was born on 25 January 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Spirited Away (2001), Fantasia 2000 (1999) and The Hidden (1987). He was married to Janice Elaine Barber. He died on 9 April 2023 in Stevenson Ranch, California, USA.
BornJanuary 25, 1934
DiedApril 9, 2023(89)
BornJanuary 25, 1934
DiedApril 9, 2023(89)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away
8.6
  • Producer(english language version)
  • 2001
Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, James Levine, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Fantasia 2000
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1999
Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, and Ed O'Ross in The Hidden (1987)
The Hidden
7.0
  • Sound Department(as Don Ernst)
  • 1987
Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin
8.0
  • Producer
  • 1992

Credits

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Editor

  • Kathleen Turner, Charles Fleischer, Lou Hirsch, and April Winchell in Tummy Trouble (1989)
    Tummy Trouble
    7.2
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • Robin Williams and Walter Cronkite in Back to Neverland (1989)
    Back to Neverland
    7.4
    Short
    • Editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1989
  • The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
    The Brave Little Toaster
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1987
  • Carmen Argenziano, Daryl Bartley, Tyke Caravelli, Joe Colligan, Noelle North, and Les Tremayne in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1985
  • Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
    Hey Good Lookin'
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • The Lord of the Rings (1978)
    The Lord of the Rings
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Wizards (1977)
    Wizards
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • Easy to Be Free (1973)
    Easy to Be Free
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Marj Dusay and Robert Lansing in Thirty Dangerous Seconds (1973)
    Thirty Dangerous Seconds
    4.7
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Heavy Traffic (1973)
    Heavy Traffic
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Rolling Man (1972)
    Rolling Man
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • The Only Way Home (1972)
    The Only Way Home
    4.0
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
    Le Mans
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • Didn't You Hear? (1970)
    Didn't You Hear?
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1970

Sound Department

  • Alison Krauss & Union Station Live (2003)
    Alison Krauss & Union Station Live
    8.4
    Video
    • audio
    • 2003
  • Henry Gibson, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
    Tom and Jerry: The Movie
    5.5
    • sound effects editor (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • Rodney Dangerfield, Susan Boyd, Bill Farmer, Barbara Goodson, Christopher Collins, Patricia Parris, Ronnie Schell, Ned Luke, and Tom Williams in Rover Dangerfield (1991)
    Rover Dangerfield
    5.9
    • sound effects editor (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Dino-Riders (1988)
    Dino-Riders
    7.1
    TV Series
    • sound (as Don Ernst)
    • 1988
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Baby M (1988)
    Baby M
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • sound editor
    • 1988
  • Shaun Cassidy and Willie Nelson in Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
    Once Upon a Texas Train
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • sound editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1988
  • Into the Homeland (1987)
    Into the Homeland
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • sound editor
    • 1987
  • Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, and Ed O'Ross in The Hidden (1987)
    The Hidden
    7.0
    • sound editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1987
  • Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Anthony De Longis, Dody Goodman, Janice Karman, Susan Tyrrell, and Frank Welker in The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
    The Chipmunk Adventure
    7.2
    • supervising sound editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1987
  • The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
    The Brave Little Toaster
    7.2
    • supervising sound editor (as Donald Ernst)
    • 1987
  • Tom Berenger, Liam Neeson, David Keith, and Madolyn Smith Osborne in If Tomorrow Comes (1986)
    If Tomorrow Comes
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • sound editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1986
  • The Lightship (1985)
    The Lightship
    6.2
    • supervising dialogue editor
    • 1985
  • Carmen Argenziano, Daryl Bartley, Tyke Caravelli, Joe Colligan, Noelle North, and Les Tremayne in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
    6.5
    • sound designer (as Don Ernst)
    • 1985
  • Fire and Ice (1983)
    Fire and Ice
    6.5
    • supervising sound editor (as Donald Ernst)
    • 1983

Music Department

  • Mind Games (1989)
    Mind Games
    5.3
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1989
  • Stand Alone (1985)
    Stand Alone
    5.2
    • music editor
    • 1985
  • River Phoenix, Richard Dean Anderson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn, Terri Treas, and Roger Wilson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1982
  • Gary Coleman and Robert Guillaume in The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
    The Kid with the Broken Halo
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1982
  • Chuck Norris in Silent Rage (1982)
    Silent Rage
    5.5
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1982
  • Rex Harrison, Rod Taylor, Edward Albert, and Raf Vallone in A Time to Die (1982)
    A Time to Die
    4.4
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1982
  • Parasite (1982)
    Parasite
    4.1
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1982
  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
    Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
    5.4
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1981
  • Early Warning (1981)
    Early Warning
    5.0
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1981
  • Earthbound (1981)
    Earthbound
    4.4
    • music editor
    • 1981
  • A Time for Miracles (1980)
    A Time for Miracles
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • music editor: Echo Films (as Don Ernst)
    • 1980
  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1980
  • The Comeback Kid (1980)
    The Comeback Kid
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1980
  • Attica (1980)
    Attica
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1980
  • Scott Glenn, Dean Stockwell, Ronee Blakley, and Freddy Fender in She Came to the Valley (1979)
    She Came to the Valley
    4.3
    • music editor (as Don Ernst)
    • 1979

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Donald Ernst
  • Born
    • January 25, 1934
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 9, 2023
    • Stevenson Ranch, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Janice Elaine BarberApril 16, 1966 - April 9, 2023 (his death, 2 children)

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  • Trivia
    Father of Stacey Moreno and Darci Ernst.

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