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Alexander Hammid

Alexander Hammid

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 17, 1907
Died Jul 26, 2004 (96)
Birthplace Linz, Austria
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Jul 12, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon

1943

as The Man

To Be Alive!

To Be Alive!

1964

Editor, Writer, Cinematography

Night Journey

Night Journey

1960

Director of Photography

The Medium

The Medium

1951

Editor

The Photographer

The Photographer

1948

Editor

The Private Life of a Cat

The Private Life of a Cat

1946

Editor, Production Design, Director of Photography, Screenplay

At Land

At Land

1944

Cinematography

Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon

1943

Director of Photography

The Forgotten Village

The Forgotten Village

1941

Director of Photography

Crisis

Crisis

1939

Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography

To Be Alive!

To Be Alive!

1964

Director

To the Fair!

To the Fair!

1964

Director

Night Journey

Night Journey

1960

Director

Of Men and Music

Of Men and Music

1951

Director

The Gentleman in Room 6

The Gentleman in Room 6

1951

Director

Angry Boy

Angry Boy

1950

Director

Marriage: Today

Marriage: Today

1950

Director

Library of Congress

Library of Congress

1945

Director

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1945

Director

Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

1944

Director

Valley of the Tennessee

Valley of the Tennessee

1944

Director

Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon

1943

Director

The Forgotten Village

The Forgotten Village

1941

Director

Crisis

Crisis

1939

Director

The Forgotten Village

The Forgotten Village

1941

Producer

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