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  1. James Harvey Nicholson (September 14, 1916 – December 10, 1972) was an American film producer. He is best known as the co-founder, with Samuel Z. Arkoff, of American International Pictures . Early life. Nicholson was born on September 14, 1916, in Seattle, Washington.

  2. Biography. Awards. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. James H. Nicholson (1916-1972) Producer. Additional Crew. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. James H. Nicholson was a longtime theater owner and exhibitor and worked as a promo man for Realart Pictures prior to 1954, when he founded American Releasing Corp.,

    • Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
    • September 14, 1916
    • James H. Nicholson
    • December 10, 1972
  3. Overview. Born. September 14, 1916 · Seattle, Washington, USA. Died. December 10, 1972 · Los Angeles, California, USA (brain tumor) Nickname. Jim. Mini Bio. James H. Nicholson was a longtime theater owner and exhibitor and worked as a promo man for Realart Pictures prior to 1954, when he founded American Releasing Corp.,

    • September 14, 1916
    • December 10, 1972
  4. It was formed on April 2, 1954, as American Releasing Corporation ( ARC) by former Realart Pictures Inc. sales manager James H. Nicholson and entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff [2] and their first release was the 1953 UK documentary film Operation Malaya.

  5. 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.

  6. James H. Nicholson is known as an Executive Producer, Producer, Presenter, Story, Actor, and Co-Executive Producer. Some of his work includes The Pit and the Pendulum, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, House of Usher, The Legend of Hell House, The Raven, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, Boxcar Bertha, and Tales of Terror.

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  8. Sep 18, 2001 · Tweet. Samuel Z. Arkoff, who in some ways invented modern Hollywood, died Sunday of natural causes in a Burbank hospital. The co-founder of American-International Pictures and the godfather of the beach party and teenage werewolf movies was 83. When Arkoff and partner James H. Nicholson founded AIP in 1954, the major Hollywood studios were ...

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