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Jerome Hill

Directing Born Mar 2, 1905 Died Nov 21, 1972 St. Paul, Minnesota 47 credits

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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Career timeline

365 Day Project
Birth of a Nation
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis PhilosophorumCarl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum · DirectorCarl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum · Music
Notes for Jerome
Film PortraitFilm Portrait · MusicFilm Portrait · EditorFilm Portrait · DirectorFilm Portrait · Writer
The Canaries · DirectorMerry Christmas · DirectorMerry Christmas · WriterMerry Christmas · ProducerMerry Christmas · Editor
Diaries, Notes, and SketchesThe Artist's Friend · Director
European Diaries · MusicDeath in the Forenoon · DirectorGalaxie
The Magic Umbrella · DirectorThe Magic Umbrella · WriterSchweitzer and Bach · Director
Open the Door and See all the People · WriterOpen the Door and See all the People · ProducerOpen the Door and See all the People · Director
Hallelujah the Hills
The Sand Castle · Art DirectionThe Sand Castle · DirectorThe Sand Castle · Producer
Albert Schweitzer · DirectorAlbert Schweitzer · ProducerAlbert Schweitzer · Presenter
C. G. Jung at Bollingen Tower Retreat · Director
Grandma Moses · DirectorGrandma Moses · ProducerCassisCassis · MusicCassis · Director
Lamp Unto My Feet · ProducerLamp Unto My Feet · PresenterLamp Unto My Feet · Director
Ski Flight · Director
La cartomancienne · Director
Tom Jones · Costume DesignTom Jones · Title Graphics

Full filmography

  • 365 Day Project (2007) as Self
  • Birth of a Nation (1997) as Self
  • Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum (1991) as Himself
  • Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum (1991) Director
  • Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum (1991) Music
  • Notes for Jerome (1978) as Self
  • Film Portrait (1972) as Himself
  • Film Portrait (1972) Music
  • Film Portrait (1972) Editor
  • Film Portrait (1972) Director
  • Film Portrait (1972) Writer
  • The Canaries (1969) Director
  • Merry Christmas (1969) Director
  • Merry Christmas (1969) Writer
  • Merry Christmas (1969) Producer
  • Merry Christmas (1969) Editor
  • Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968) as Self
  • The Artist's Friend (1968) Director
  • European Diaries (1966) Music
  • Death in the Forenoon (1966) Director
  • Galaxie (1966) as Self
  • The Magic Umbrella (1965) Director
  • The Magic Umbrella (1965) Writer
  • Schweitzer and Bach (1965) Director
  • Open the Door and See all the People (1964) Writer
  • Open the Door and See all the People (1964) Producer
  • Open the Door and See all the People (1964) Director
  • Hallelujah the Hills (1963) as Convict I
  • The Sand Castle (1961) Art Direction
  • The Sand Castle (1961) Director
  • The Sand Castle (1961) Producer
  • Albert Schweitzer (1957) Director
  • Albert Schweitzer (1957) Producer
  • Albert Schweitzer (1957) Presenter
  • C. G. Jung at Bollingen Tower Retreat (1951) Director
  • Grandma Moses (1950) Director
  • Grandma Moses (1950) Producer
  • Cassis (1950) as Narrator / Jerome
  • Cassis (1950) Music
  • Cassis (1950) Director
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948) Producer
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948) Presenter
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948) Director
  • Ski Flight (1938) Director
  • La cartomancienne (1932) Director
  • Tom Jones (1927) Costume Design
  • Tom Jones (1927) Title Graphics