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Dwight Arlington Hemion Jr. 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.
Birth Name
Dwight Arlington Hemion
Born
Sunday, 14 March 1926
Died
Monday, 28 January 2008
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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| Year | Type | Category | Won |
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| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Cultural Program | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Cultural Programming | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Won |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Cultural Programming | Nominated |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts | Nominated |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Won |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Special Events | Won |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety-Music Events Programming | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| 1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Won |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Won |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Won |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety or Music Program | Won |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program | Won |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music | Won |
