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

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