
Dwight Hemion
Producer
Born: March 14, 1926 (81 years old)
Died: January 28, 2008
Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Dwight Arlington Hemion Jr. (March 14, 1926 – January 28, 2008) was an American television director known mainly for music-themed television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He held the record for the most Emmy nominations (47), and won 18 times, putting him at the top of his profession throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and well into the 1980s. He also won the Directors Guild of America's top TV award five times, six Ace awards and a Peabody award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dwight Hemion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (9)
- Elvis in Concert (1977, ★ 7.3)
- Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973, ★ 8.2)
- Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986, ★ 7.6)
- My Name Is Barbra (1965, ★ 8.4)
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990, ★ 8.2)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.8)
- The Earth Day Special (1990, ★ 6.5)
- Kraft Music Hall (1958, ★ 5.4)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978, ★ 3.4)