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Jerome Hill
Directing
March 2, 1905
Died: November 21, 1972(67 years)
St. Paul, Minnesota
9 Credits
Jerome Hill (March 2, 1905 – November 21, 1972) was an American filmmaker and artist. He was educated at Yale, where he drew covers, caricatures and cartoons for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.
9 Movies
0 TV Shows
Biography
Jerome Hill (March 2, 1905 – November 21, 1972) was an American filmmaker and artist. He was educated at Yale, where he drew covers, caricatures and cartoons for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.
His 1950 documentary Grandma Moses, written and narrated by Archibald MacLeish, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel. He won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film Albert Schweitzer.
In addition to making films, he was a painter and composer.
His last film, the autobiographical Film Portrait (1973), was added to the National Film Registry in 2003.
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Personal Details
- Born
- March 2, 1905
- Died
- November 21, 1972 (67 years old)
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Known For
- Directing
- Gender
- Male
Acting Credits
Movies9
TV Shows0
Total Credits9
