Dwight Hemion
Production · Born Mar 14, 1926 · Died Jan 28, 2008 (81) · 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 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.
Known for
Directed
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010
Snowden on Ice
1997
The Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1996
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
19967.8
Barbra: The Concert
19949.0
Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special
199210.0
The Earth Day Special
19906.1
Julie Andrews Sings Her Favorite Songs
19907.0
Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live
19888.0
Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas
19877.0
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
19867.6
Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays
19864.5
Neil Diamond... Hello Again
1986
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
1985
Here's Television Entertainment
1983
Sheena Easton: Act One
1983
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
19828.5
Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us
1982
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
19828.0
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
1980
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
1980
Baryshnikov on Broadway
19808.0
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
19808.0
The Cheryl Ladd Special
19797.0
Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
19788.0
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
19778.5
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
19775.3
Elvis in Concert
19777.3
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1977
Peter Pan
19766.0
Ann-Margret Smith
19757.0
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
19756.0
Ann-Margret Olsson
1975
The Sandy Duncan Special
19748.0
Julie on Sesame Street
19737.3
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
19738.2
James Paul McCartney
197310.0
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
19737.0
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La
19735.7
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
Petula
1970
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
19678.0
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II
19669.2
Christmas with Lorne Greene
1966
Color Me Barbra
19668.0
My Name Is Barbra
19658.4
Kraft Music Hall
19585.4