James Hill

Screenwriter, Film director

1919 – 1994

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Who was James Hill?

James Hill was a British film and television director, screenwriter and producer whose career spanned 52 years between 1937–1989, best remembered for his documentaries and short subjects such as Giuseppina and The Home Made Car, and as director of the internationally acclaimed Born Free.

Hill also directed, produced and/or wrote such diverse films as Black Beauty, A Study in Terror, Every Day's a Holiday, The Lion at World's End, Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, The Man from O.R.G.Y., and the children's television series' Worzel Gummidge and Worzel Gummidge Down Under.

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Born
Aug 1, 1919
Eldwick
Also known as
  • Jimmy Hill
  • James H. Hill
  • Jimmy
  • James ("Jimmy") Hill
Ethnicity
  • British people
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Oct 7, 1994
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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