Don Zimmerman
Born	1944 (1944)
Died	July 24, 2025 (aged 81)
Other names	Big D[1]
Occupation	Film editor
Spouse	Donna Zimmerman
Children	5, includingDan andDean

Don Zimmerman (1944 – July 24, 2025) was an American film editor.^[2]

His first job as lead editor was the filmComing Home, for which he was nominated for anAcademy Award at the51st Academy Awards.^[3]

Zimmerman was born in 1944.^[1] He initially studied to become aveterinarian. He served in theVietnam War, and later became amusic editor. He moved into film editing after meeting directorHal Ashby, who was also an editor at the time.^[4]

Zimmerman began his career in 1969 as an apprentice editor in music and sound effects working for the Mirisch Co. on films such asThe Hawaiians,Gaily, Gaily,Little Big Man,The Godfather,Where's Papa andJonathan Livingston Seagull. He then became a picture assistant editor for director Hal Ashby on films such asThe Landlord,Harold and Maude,Shampoo, andBeing There.^[4] Zimmerman went on to work with director Hal Ashby on six films, includingComing Home, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

In 1993, Zimmerman began working with directorTom Shadyac. Zimmerman went on to work with Shadyac onAce Ventura: Pet Detective,The Nutty Professor,Patch Adams, andLiar Liar.

Zimmerman was married to Donna Zimmerman. The couple had five children, all of whom are in the film business: sons Dean, Danny and David are all film editors; Debi is acostumer; Dana works inpost-production.^[4] Don died ofacute myeloid leukemia on July 24, 2025, at the age of 81.^[1]

• Don Zimmerman atIMDb
• Don Zimmerman atRotten Tomatoes

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• American Cinema Editors
• American film editors
• Deaths from acute myeloid leukemia
• People from Flint, Michigan
• American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award winners

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