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Nicholas Webster

Born
Jul 24, 1912 · Aged 94
Died
Aug 12, 2006
Place of birth
Spokane, Washington, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
0
TV credits
0
Directing credits
21

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholas Webster (24 July 1912 — 12 August 2006) was an American film and television director. Chiefly remembered for his CBS program The Violent World of Sam Huff (1960; featuring the first use of a wireless microphone on television); the ABC Close Up documentary Walk in My Shoes (1961), nominated for an Emmy as the best television program of the year [1], it was the first time the story of African Americans was told in their own words on television; Purlie Victorious (1963; also known as Gone Are the Days), the film version of Ossie Davis' acclaimed…