Bill George

Bill George founded Nimbus Films in 2011 and produced “The Hidden Wonder of the World”about the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad from Sacramento to Donner Summit, which aired on KVIE, PBS for Sacramento in 2012. He wrote the book Rails, Tales and Trails as a companion guide to the film. In 2014 he produced the documentary film, “Newcastle, Gem of the Foothills.”

In 2015, he produced “Chinese Builders of Gold Mountain” about the Chinese experience in California from 1849-1875. In 2016 he was invited to China by Central China Television (CCTV) to discuss his films. He followed that up with “Beyond a Miracle,” about the rise of California agriculture, and in 2018 he produced “The Short, Sweet History of California Strawberries”which also aired on PBS. In 2023 he produced the documentary film, “Rancho Cordova, from the Gold Rush to the Space Race,” which also aired on PBS.

In 2023, Rowman & Littlefield published Bill’s book, Victory in the Pool, about the swimmers from a Sacramento swim club who won twenty Olympic Gold medals. He has won numerous awards, including “PR Week’s” award for best use of the Internet, and the “Car of the Year” award for the marketing launch of the Ford Focus. He has won the Conference of California Historical Societies Award of Merit for his documentary films, the American Society of Civil Engineers top award for media presentations, and the Sacramento County Historical Society Award of Excellence.