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person_profile-Alexander Hammid

Alexander Hammid Died at age: 96

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Alexander Hammid

Date of Birth:

Dec 17, 1907

Country of birth:

Austria

Died:

Jul 26, 2004

Biography of

Alexander Hammid

    Alexander Hammid born Alexandr Hackenschmied (17 December 1907, Linz – 26 July 2004, New York City) was a leading photographer, film director, cinematographer and editor in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known known for his film, Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive!(1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon, with his wife Maya Deren—to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. He won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964), which he co-directed with Francis Thompson.

Photos of

Alexander Hammid

Photos ( 1 Photos

Filmography of

Alexander Hammid

Found 4 Movies in total

... 2002

... 2002

... 1997

Invocation: Maya Deren

Himself (as Sasha Hammid) ( Actor )

... 1986