Jerome Hill

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1905-03-02

Deathday 1972-11-21 (67 years old)

Place of Birth St. Paul, Minnesota

Jerome Hill

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.​

Known For

Director

1972
Film Portrait

as Director

1969
Merry Christmas

as Director

1968
The Canaries

as Director

1968
1966
1965
The Magic Umbrella

as Director

1965
1961
The Sand Castle

as Director

1957
Albert Schweitzer

as Director

1950
Grandma Moses

as Director

1950
Cassis

as Director

1948
Lamp Unto My Feet

as Director

1938
Ski Flight

as Director

1932
La cartomancienne

as Director

Actor

1997
1978
1972
Film Portrait

as Himself

1966
Galaxie

as Himself

1963
1950
Cassis

as Narrator / Jerome

Producer

1969
Merry Christmas

as Producer

1961
The Sand Castle

as Producer

1957
Albert Schweitzer

as Producer

1950
Grandma Moses

as Producer

1948
Lamp Unto My Feet

as Producer

Sound

Writer

1972
Film Portrait

as Writer

1969
Merry Christmas

as Writer

1965

Crew

1957
Albert Schweitzer

as Presenter

1948
Lamp Unto My Feet

as Presenter

1927
Tom Jones

as Title Graphics

Editor

1972
Film Portrait

as Editor

1969
Merry Christmas

as Editor

Art

1961
The Sand Castle

as Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

1927
Tom Jones

as Costume Design