Dwight Hemion

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.

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Known For

Snowden on Ice 1997
The Earth Day Special 1990 ★ 6.1
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas 1977 ★ 5.3
Barbra Streisand: One Voice 1986 ★ 7.6
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back 1977 ★ 8.5
Acts of Love and Other Comedies 1973 ★ 7.0
My Name Is Barbra 1965 ★ 8.4
Julie on Sesame Street 1973 ★ 7.3
Neil Diamond... Hello Again 1986
Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special 1992 ★ 10.0
Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live 1988 ★ 8.0
Peter Pan 1976 ★ 6.0
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots 1978 ★ 10.0
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon 1996 ★ 7.8
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials 2010
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments 1973 ★ 8.2