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Director
Jerome Hill
- Born March 2, 1905 in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Died November 21, 1972
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.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerome Hill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
La cartomancienne1932
Hallelujah the Hills1963
Death in the Forenoon1966
The Canaries1969
Albert Schweitzer1957
Film Portrait1972
Grandma Moses1950
The Magic Umbrella1965
Filmography
- 2007365 Day ProjectFilmSelf
- 1997Birth of a NationFilmSelf
- 1991Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis PhilosophorumFilmHimself, Director, Music
- 1978Notes for JeromeFilmSelf
- 1972Film PortraitFilmHimself, Music, Editor, Director, Writer
- 1969The CanariesFilmDirector
- 1969Merry ChristmasFilmDirector, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilmSelf
- 1968The Artist's FriendFilmDirector
- 1966Death in the ForenoonFilmDirector
- 1966GalaxieFilmSelf
- 1966European DiariesFilmMusic
- 1965The Magic UmbrellaFilmDirector, Writer
- 1965Schweitzer and BachFilmDirector
- 1964Open the Door and See all the PeopleFilmWriter, Producer, Director
- 1963Hallelujah the HillsFilmConvict I
- 1961The Sand CastleFilmArt Direction, Director, Producer
- 1957Albert SchweitzerFilmDirector, Producer, Presenter
- 1951C. G. Jung at Bollingen Tower RetreatFilmDirector
- 1950Grandma MosesFilmDirector, Producer
- 1950CassisFilmNarrator / Jerome, Music, Director
- 1948Lamp Unto My FeetSeriesPresenter, Director, Producer
- 1938Ski FlightFilmDirector, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- 1937Snow FlightFilmDirector, Producer
- 1932La cartomancienneFilmDirector
- 1927Tom JonesFilmCostume Design, Title Graphics