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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dwight Hemion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. The Earth Day Special (1990) — Director
2. Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973) — Director
3. Elvis in Concert (1977) — Director
4. Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986) — Director
5. My Name Is Barbra (1965) — Director
6. Kraft Music Hall (1958) — Director
7. Jackie Mason: The World According to Me! (1988) — Director
8. Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977) — Director
9. Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas (1987) — Director
10. Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon (1996) — Director
11. Color Me Barbra (1966) — Director
12. Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II (1966) — Director
13. Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La (1973) — Director
14. Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980) — Director
15. Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977) — Director
16. Julie on Sesame Street (1973) — Director
17. Barbra: The Concert (1994) — Director
18. Julie Andrews in Concert (1990) — Director
19. Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live (1988) — Director
20. EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) — Director
21. Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973) — Director
22. Ann-Margret Smith (1975) — Director
23. Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975) — Director
24. Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays (1986) — Director
25. Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978) — Director
26. Woody Allen Looks at 1967 (1967) — Director
27. Julie Andrews Sings Her Favorite Songs (1990) — Director
28. The Sandy Duncan Special (1974) — Director
29. Peter Pan (1976) — Director
30. Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980) — Director
31. Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary (1982) — Director
32. Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special (1992) — Director
33. James Paul McCartney (1973) — Director
34. The Cheryl Ladd Special (1979) — Director
35. The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978) — Director
36. Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement' (1980) — Director
37. Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (1980) — Director
38. Here's Television Entertainment (1983) — Director
39. Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981) — Director
40. Sheena Easton: Act One (1983) — Director