Alexander Hammid
Alexandr Hackenschmied, born Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied, known later as Alexander Hammid (17 December 1907, Linz – 26 July 2004, New York City) was a Czech-American photographer, film director, cinematographer and film editor. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known for three films: Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive! (1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon with Maya Deren, to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. His second marriage was to the photographer Hella Heyman, who had also collaborated with Hammid and Deren on several films.
You can find people similar to Alexander Hammid by visiting our lists Czech experimental filmmakers and Documentary film editors.
| Full name at birth | Alexander Siegried George Smahel
|
||
| Claim to fame | 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964)
|
||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1907
|
||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria-Hungary (now Upper Austria, Austria)
|
||
| Date of death | 26 July 2004
|
||
| Age | 96 (age at death)
|
||
| Place of death | New York City, NY, USA
|
||
| Cause of death | Stroke
|
||
| Occupation | Film director
|
||
| Occupation category | |||
| Nationality |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height |
 height
|
||
| Build | |||
| Hair color | |||
| Eye color |
eye color
|
||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sexuality | |||
| Religion |
religion
|
||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature |
distinctive feature
|
||
| Pets |
pets
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| High school |
high school
|
||
| University |
university
|
||
| Talent agency |
talent agency
|
||
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
Alexander Hammid is known for his role in the documentary Im Spiegel der Maya Deren (2002) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the documentary Invocation: Maya Deren (1987) as Self (as Sasha Hammid).
More...
This page is the FamousFix profile for Alexander Hammid. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Alexander Hammid page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.