Nick Counter
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James Nicholas "Nick" Counter, III (21 March 1940 – 6 November 2009) was an American
lawyer
who served as head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
from its founding in 1982 until March 2009.
Counter was born in Phoenix, Arizona
and grew up in the Denver area where he attended Denver East. He majored in electrical engineering at University of Colorado
on a Boettcher scholarship. He was a football fullback
, lettering as a senior. In their 21-20 win over Missouri in 1959, he scored the winning two-point conversion the year after the play was instated.
He later earned a law degree at Stanford University
in 1966, then became a labor lawyer in Los Angeles
. He was a key figure in the negotiations during the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
and the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
Counter died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles.
United States
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lawyer
Lawyer
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who served as head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is a trade association based in Encino, California that represents over 350 American film production companies and studios in negotiations with entertainment industry trade unions in collective bargaining...
from its founding in 1982 until March 2009.
Counter was born in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
and grew up in the Denver area where he attended Denver East. He majored in electrical engineering at University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
on a Boettcher scholarship. He was a football fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
, lettering as a senior. In their 21-20 win over Missouri in 1959, he scored the winning two-point conversion the year after the play was instated.
He later earned a law degree at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1966, then became a labor lawyer in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. He was a key figure in the negotiations during the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
1988 Writers Guild of America strike
The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West against major United States television and film studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers...
and the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
Counter died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles.
External links
- J. Nicholas Counter, III biography via Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers