Jack Chambers

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1931-03-25

Deathday 1978-04-13 (47 years old)

Place of Birth London, Ontario, Canada

Jack Chambers

Biography

Jack Chambers was born in 1931 in London, Ontario. He studied art there, worked construction, traveled to Mexico, and spent eight years in Europe He lived mostly in Spain, studying art in Madrid and converting to Roman Catholicism, returning to London in 1961 when he learned that his mother was dying of cancer. He became well-known as a painter (examples are in major Canadian museums) while also writing poetry, and in 1966 began making films. There are five completed films, all extraordinary in different ways.

Known For

Director

1970
The Hart of London

as Director

1969
Circle

as Director

1967
Hybrid

as Director

1967
R-34

as Director

1966
Mosaic

as Director

1965
1949

Producer

1970
The Hart of London

as Producer

Crew

1970
The Hart of London

as Cinematography

Editor

1970

Sound

1970