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Film producer. One of the two founders of AIP (American International Pictures). In 1955 he partnered with Samuel Z. Arkoff and they founded American Releasing Corp. (ARC), which would turn out 500 movies, over 60 of them produced by Nicholson. AIP discovered a niche that was being completely ignored by mainstream...
Jan 17, 2024 · James Harvey Nicholson (September 14, 1916 December 10, 1972) was an American film producer. He is best known as the cofounder, with Samuel Z. Arkoff, of American International Pictures. As a child, Nicholson developed a love of movies, especially fantasy and science fiction films. While in high
Mar 22, 2022 · When Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson formed AIP in 1954, it wasn’t an easy time for independent film exhibitors. After the major studios lost their own cinema chains in a 1948 anti-trust ruling, they focused on more expensive pictures accompanied by new technologies like 3D, widescreen, and stereo sound.
Harold James "Jim" Nicholson was born on November 17, 1950, in Woodburn, Oregon.The son of a career Air Force officer, Nicholson found it difficult to make friends, due to his innate shyness and the constant relocation of his father's change in duty station.
Nicholson, James H. “Tiger” (1947-2017) “In the presence of his loving family, Tiger passed away Thursday, August 17th at Salem Transitional Care. He was born James H. Nicholson to Dori and Jim Nicholson of Salem, Oregon.
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to ...
Film profile for James H. Nicholson, born 14 September 1916.
