Nick Counter

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Counter died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles.

References

^ Verier, Richard (November 7, 2009). Nick Counter dies at 69; former chief negotiator for major studios. Los Angeles Times
^ The Phi Gamma Delta, Volume 82, Issue 3 (1960), page 196.
^ McNary, Dave (November 6, 2009). Nick Counter dies at 69. Variety

External links

J. Nicholas Counter, III biography via Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Nick Counter at the Internet Movie Database

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Date of birth	21 March 1940
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