James D. Ballas

James D. "Jim" Ballas, ACE was a film editor who worked on the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Original Series. Ballas started his career as a sound effects man, and quickly moved up to film editor. From the early 1950s onward, he edited one feature film (The Shaggy Dog (1958, with Gregg Palmer) and a dozen television series. These included The Broken Arrow, Green Acres, The Fugitive, and Night Gallery.

Ballas left Star Trek in late 1967 while cutting. At the annual Paramount/Desilu Christmas party, Ballas (after a few drinks) told William Shatner, how his "telegraphed reactions" made his job of editing much more difficult. After some heavy arguments, they had to be separated by fellow party-goers. Ballas did not return for the third season. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, pp 370-371)

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