Jerome Hill
Known for
Directing
Born
March 2, 1905
Birthplace
St. Paul, Minnesota
Died
November 21, 1972 (aged 67)
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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Best known work
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
Hallelujah the Hills
1963
La cartomancienne
1932
Death in the Forenoon
1966
The Canaries
1969
Albert Schweitzer
1957
Film Portrait
1972
Grandma Moses
1950
Birth of a Nation
1997
The Magic Umbrella
1965Filmography
2007
365 Day Projectas Self
1997
Birth of a Nationas Self
1991
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorumas Himself, Director, Music
1978
Notes for Jeromeas Self
1972
Film Portraitas Himself, Music, Editor, Director, Writer
1969
Merry ChristmasProducer, Director, Editor, Writer
1969
The CanariesDirector
1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketchesas Self
1968
The Artist's FriendDirector
1966
European DiariesMusic
1966
Galaxieas Self
1966
Death in the ForenoonDirector
1965
The Magic UmbrellaDirector, Writer
1965
Schweitzer and BachDirector
1964
Open the Door and See all the PeopleProducer, Writer, Director
1963
Hallelujah the Hillsas Convict I
1961
The Sand CastleArt Direction, Director, Producer
1957
Albert SchweitzerDirector, Producer, Presenter
1951
1950
Cassisas Narrator / Jerome, Music, Director
1950
Grandma MosesDirector, Producer
1948
1938
Ski FlightDirector
1937
Snow FlightDirector, Producer
1932
La cartomancienneDirector