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- Birth nameJames Earl Faris
- Jim Faris was born on January 8, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an editor and production manager, known for Family (1976), Lawman (1958) and Taps (1981). He was married to Paula Forbes. He died on October 14, 2016 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
- SpousePaula Forbes(June 6, 1948 - October 14, 2016) (his death, 3 children)
- His favorite career memories included working with cartoonist Tex Avery and watching the making of Singin' in the Rain (1952).
- He is the father of director Valerie Faris.
- He originally planned to become a lawyer. He quit his night-school law classes to move to Los Angeles in 1943, and began his editing career at MGM. He worked mostly in TV because of the fast pace -- a TV episode was edited in a week, while it might take an entire year to edit a movie.
- He met his future wife when both were working on "Tom and Jerry" cartoons.
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