Jerome Hill (March 2, 1905 â€" November 21, 1972) was an American
filmmaker and artist known for his award-winning documentary and
experimental films.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.
filmmaker and artist known for his award-winning documentary and
experimental films.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.
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