Dwight Hemion

Producer

Born: March 14, 1926
Died: January 28, 2008 (age 81)
From: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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…

Filmography (50)

Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials (2010)
Director
Snowden on Ice (1997)
Director
The Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1996)
Director
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon (1996)
Director
Barbra: The Concert (1994)
Director
Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special (1992)
Director
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Director
Julie Andrews Sings Her Favorite Songs (1990)
Director
Julie Andrews in Concert
Julie Andrews in Concert (1990)
Director
Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live (1988)
Director
Jackie Mason: The World According to Me!
Jackie Mason: The World According to Me! (1988)
Director
Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas (1987)
Director
Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986)
Director
Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays (1986)
Director
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa (1985)
Director
Here's Television Entertainment (1983)
Director
Sheena Easton: Act One (1983)
Director
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
Director
Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us (1982)
Director
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary (1982)
Director
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981)
Director
Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre
Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (1980)
Director
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement' (1980)
Director
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls (1980)
Director
Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980)
Director
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)
Director
The Cheryl Ladd Special (1979)
Director
Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978)
Director
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978)
Director
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977)
Director