Alexander Hammid nickname(s):
Alexander Siegfried Georg Smahel, Alexandr Hackenschmied
Alexander Hammid date of birth:
December 17, 1907
How old was Alexander Hammid when died?
96
Where was Alexander Hammid born?
Linz, Austria-Hungary (now Upper Austria, Austria)
When did Alexander Hammid die?
July 26, 2004
Where did Alexander Hammid die?
New York, New York, USA
Why did Alexander Hammid die?
Stroke
What is Alexander Hammid nationality?
American
What is Alexander Hammid's occupation?
Film Director
Short 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 for three films: 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.