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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. |
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| + | '''Dwight Arlington Hemion''' (1926-2008) was a television director, working mostly on variety shows, who holds the all-time one-person record for most [[Emmy Award]] nominations, with 47, and winning 18 times. Hemion directed the 1973 special ''[[Julie on Sesame Street]]'', and the 1974 special ''[[Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass]]''. Both aired on [[ABC]], and were partially scripted by [[Marty Farrell]]. He later served as primary director of ''[[The Earth Day Special]]'' (excluding, among other sequences, [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit's]] segment, which was directed by [[Jim Henson]]). |
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| − | + | Hemion directed and produced many specials, with some of his early experience coming from ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1954-1956). He was known for his minimal use of editing and effects. Hemion worked with writer Marty 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'' (with [[Merv Griffin]], [[Don Knotts]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and [[Andy Williams]]). |
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+ | He directed award-winning specials for [[Julie Andrews]], [[Jack Benny]], [[Goldie Hawn]], [[Linda Lavin]], Shirley MacLaine, [[Bette Midler]], [[Richard Rodgers]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and [[The Statue of Liberty]]. He was also behind the infamous ''[[Star Wars]]'' special ''[[starwars:The Star Wars Holiday Special|The Star Wars Holiday Special]]''. |
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* [http://www.filmreference.com/film/44/Dwight-Hemion.html Dwight Hemion] on FilmReference.com |
* [http://www.filmreference.com/film/44/Dwight-Hemion.html Dwight Hemion] on FilmReference.com |
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| + | * "[http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-hemion2feb02,1,4968449.story Dwight Hemion, 81; TV director won 18 Emmys]", ''Los Angeles Times'' |
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| + | * "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013003985.html Dwight Hemion, 81; Producer Of Glamorous TV Specials]", ''The Washington Post'' |
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Revision as of 18:32, 2 June 2013
Dwight Hemion, accepting an Emmy.
Dwight Arlington Hemion (1926-2008) was a television director, working mostly on variety shows, who holds the all-time one-person record for most Emmy Award nominations, with 47, and winning 18 times. Hemion directed the 1973 special Julie on Sesame Street, and the 1974 special Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Both aired on ABC, and were partially scripted by Marty Farrell. He later served as primary director of The Earth Day Special (excluding, among other sequences, Kermit's segment, which was directed by Jim Henson).
Hemion directed and produced many specials, with some of his early experience coming from The Tonight Show (1954-1956). He was known for his minimal use of editing and effects. Hemion worked with writer Marty 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 (with Merv Griffin, Don Knotts, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Williams).
He directed award-winning specials for Julie Andrews, Jack Benny, Goldie Hawn, Linda Lavin, Shirley MacLaine, Bette Midler, Richard Rodgers, Frank Sinatra, and The Statue of Liberty. He was also behind the infamous Star Wars special The Star Wars Holiday Special.
External links
- Dwight Hemion on FilmReference.com
- "Dwight Hemion, 81; TV director won 18 Emmys", Los Angeles Times
- "Dwight Hemion, 81; Producer Of Glamorous TV Specials", The Washington Post