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Jerome Hill

Jerome Hill

Director · 1905–1972 · St. Paul, Minnesota

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerome Hill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Directed 17

1990s

  1. 1991

    Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum

    Director

1970s

  1. 1972

    Film Portrait

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Merry Christmas

    Director

  2. The Canaries

    Director

  3. 1968

    The Artist's Friend

    Director

  4. 1966

    Death in the Forenoon

    Director

  5. 1965

    The Magic Umbrella

    Director

  6. 1964

    Open the Door and See all the People

    Director

1950s

  1. 1957
  2. 1951

    C. G. Jung at Bollingen Tower Retreat

    Director

  3. 1950

    Cassis

    Director

  4. Grandma Moses

    Director

1930s

  1. 1938

    Ski Flight

    Director

  2. 1937

    Snow Flight

    Director

  3. 1932

    La cartomancienne

    Director

No release date

  1. The Sand Castle

    Director

Produced 8

1960s

  1. 1969

    Merry Christmas

    Producer

  2. 1964

    Open the Door and See all the People

    Producer

1950s

  1. 1957
  2. 1950

    Grandma Moses

    Producer

1930s

  1. 1938

    Ski Flight

    Producer

  2. 1937

    Snow Flight

    Producer

No release date

  1. The Sand Castle

    Producer

Sound 4

1990s

  1. 1991

    Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum

    Music

1970s

  1. 1972

    Film Portrait

    Music

1960s

  1. 1966

    European Diaries

    Music

1950s

  1. 1950

    Cassis

    Music

Wrote 4

1970s

  1. 1972

    Film Portrait

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Merry Christmas

    Writer

  2. 1965

    The Magic Umbrella

    Writer

  3. 1964

    Open the Door and See all the People

    Writer

Other crew 4

1930s

  1. 1938

    Ski Flight

    Cinematography

1920s

  1. 1927

    Tom Jones

    Title Graphics

Edited 3

1970s

  1. 1972

    Film Portrait

    Editor

1960s

  1. 1969

    Merry Christmas

    Editor

1930s

  1. 1938

    Ski Flight

    Editor

Acted in 1

1960s

  1. 1963

    Hallelujah the Hills

    Convict I

Art department 1

No release date

  1. The Sand Castle

    Art Direction

Costume and makeup 1

1920s

  1. 1927

    Tom Jones

    Costume Design

Appearances8

2000s

  1. 2007

    365 Day Project

    Self

1990s

  1. 1997

    Birth of a Nation

    Self

  2. 1991

    Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum

    Himself

1970s

  1. 1978

    Notes for Jerome

    Self

  2. 1972

    Film Portrait

    Himself

1960s

  1. 1968

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Self

  2. 1966

    Galaxie

    Self

1950s

  1. 1950

    Cassis

    Narrator / Jerome