Blacula
1972
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Nicholson was born on September 14, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. As a child, he developed a love of movies, especially fantasy and science fiction films. While at San Francisco Polytechnic High School, [1] he joined a science fiction fan club, where he met Forrest J Ackerman. The two produced a fantasy fanzine together.
- Co-founder of American International Pictures
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
James H. Nicholson (1916-1972) James H. Nicholson. 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., Two years later, he decided he wanted to expand globally and, with lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff, formed American International Pictures.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
- September 14, 1916
- James H. Nicholson
- December 10, 1972
James H. Nicholson. Producer: Panic in Year Zero!. 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., Two years later, he decided he wanted to expand globally and, with lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff, formed American International Pictures. The company turned out hundreds of movies over ...
- September 14, 1916
- December 10, 1972
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.
Resignation of Nicholson. In 1972, James H. Nicholson resigned from AIP to set up his own production company working out of 20th Century Fox, called Academy Pictures Corporation; its only two releases were The Legend of Hell House and Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry. AIP bought out over 100,000 of Nicholson's shares.
- April 2, 1954; 69 years ago (original), October 7, 2020; 2 years ago (relaunch)
- Motion pictures
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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 ...
Dec 11, 1972 · LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (AP) —James H. Nicholson, who pro duced dozens of movies for teen‐age audiences, died at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center today, in the aftermath of surgery for a brain tumor ...
