After completing his undergraduate education at the University of Houston in 1952, Kimmel spent two years in the United States Army.
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His 2004 history of Fox, The Fourth Network, received the Cable Center Award for best book of the year.
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His collection of essays titled Jar Jar Binks Must Die was nominated for a Hugo Award in the category "Best Related Work".
In the 1965 film In Harm's Way, Kimmel was portrayed as a victim of unfortunate circumstance by actor Franchot Tone.