Alexander Hammid
Birth date
December 17, 1907
Death date
July 26, 2004
Place of birth
Linz, Austria
Profession
Directing
Age
96 years
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.
Also known as
Alexandr HackenschmiedAlexander HackenschmiedSasha HammittSasha HammidAlexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied
