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Dwight Arlington Hemion holds the all-time one-person record for most Emmy Award nominations, with 47. He was born in 1926 in New Haven, Connecticut. Hemion directed and produced many specials, with some of his early experience coming from The Tonight Show, 1954-1956.

Hemion's credits include the 1973 special Julie on Sesame Street, and 1974 special Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Both aired on ABC, and had Marty Farrell as a writer.

Besides the two Muppet-related productions, Hemion worked with Farrell in some capacity on 24 other specials, including four 1970s Burt Bacharach specials, the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards, and Gene Kelly's 1978 special Cinderella at the Palace (Merv Griffin, Don Knotts, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams).

He has directed award-winning specials for Julie Andrews, Jack Benny, Goldie Hawn, Shirley MacLaine, Bette Midler, Richard Rodgers, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and the Statue of Liberty.

External links

Dwight Hemion on FilmReference.com

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-Born in 1926, '''Dwight Arlington Hemion''' holds the all-time one-person record for most [[Emmy Award]] nominations, with 47. He was born in 1926 in New Haven, [[Connecticut]]. Hemion directed and produced many specials, with some of his early experience coming from ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', 1954-1956.
+'''Dwight Arlington Hemion''' holds the all-time one-person record for most [[Emmy Award]] nominations, with 47. He was born in 1926 in New Haven, [[Connecticut]]. Hemion directed and produced many specials, with some of his early experience coming from ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', 1954-1956.
+Hemion's credits include the 1973 special ''[[Julie on Sesame Street]]'', and 1974 special ''[[Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass]]''. Both aired on [[ABC]], and had [[Marty Farrell]] as a writer.
 Besides the two Muppet-related productions, Hemion worked with Farrell in some capacity on 24 other specials, including four 1970s [[Burt Bacharach]] specials, the 33rd Primetime [[Emmy Awards]], and [[Gene Kelly]]'s 1978 special ''[[Cinderella]] at the Palace'' ([[Merv Griffin]], [[Don Knotts]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Andy Williams]]).