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Alexandr Hackenschmied

American film director, photographer, actor, film editor and cinematographer (1907-2004)
Person human Q357624

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
December 17, 1907
Date of death
July 26, 2004
Place of birth
Linz
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
film director, photographer, actor, film editor, cinematographer, director, camera operator, opinion journalist, documentarian, film critic, filmmaking occupation, documentary filmmaker[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Field of work
film, opinion journalism, film direction, photography, documentary film, film criticism[22][23][24][25][26][27]
Spouse
Maya Deren, Hella Hammid[10][11]
Child
Tino Martin Hammid[12]
Work location
Zlín[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Czech[38][39]
Birth name
Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied[40]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, REGO[36][37]
Family name
Hackenschmied[29]
Given name
Alexander[30]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collection
Native language
English[14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
P14750
378C-0F1F-3CB3-7260-4BDA
Pseudonym
Alexander Hammid, Sascha Hammid, Hammid[31][32][33]
Relative
Helena Šmahelová[35]
Show all 26 facts +2
Represented by
Light Cone[41]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexandr Hackenschmied en Alex Hammid ar ألكسندر هاكينشميد cs Alexandr Hackenschmied cs Hammid cs Sascha Hammid cs Alexander Hackenschmied cs Alexander Hackenschmied-Hammid cs Alexander Hammid cs Alexander Siegfied George Smahel de Hackenschmied de Alexander Hammid de Alexandr Hackenschmied fa الکساندر هکن‌اشمید fr Alexander Hackenschmied nl A. Hammid nl Alex Hammid ru Александр Хакеншмид zh 亚历山大·哈米德 zh 亞歷山大·哈米德
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
0000000360279392
VIAF cluster ID
221982787
Library of Congress authority ID
n88034718
GND ID
123851866
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alexander Hammid - Meshes of the Afternoon.jpg ↗
ACMI ID
creators/15151
AbART person ID
3025
AllMovie person ID
p227119
AlloCiné person ID
27498
Artist-info artist ID
189140
Artists of the World ID
40282004
Artnet artist ID
alexander-hammid, alexander-hammid-hackenschmied
Show all 61 identifiers +49
Artsy artist ID
alexander-hammid-slash-hackenschmied
BHCL UUID
15ba1ca9-d517-4cdf-a231-8d2668851b1b
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14104726g
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
48166
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
43926
DDB person (GND) ID
123851866
Danish National Filmography person ID
158715
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123851866
Elonet person ID
139669
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Alexander-Hammid
Europeana entity
agent/base/163308
FAST ID
230661
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_123851866
Fandango person ID
270756
Film.ru person ID
alexander-hammid
Filmový přehled person or company ID
15998
Filmportal ID
3be0eee485fc490aa147aec02e0943bd
Freebase ID
/m/0cgsqk
IDU person ID
31340
IMDb ID
nm0352413
IdRef ID
113982925
Invaluable.com person ID
py7m5d0mnq
Kallías ID
PE00631156
Kinobox person ID
976676
Kinopoisk person ID
570740
Luminous-Lint ID
Alexander__Hammid
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
61772
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000400842
NLA Trove people ID
1093759
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007430156305171
Obálky knih ID
jn20000400842
Open Media Database person ID
96516
OpenMLOL author ID
213601
PORT person ID
156962
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
53493
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
265469, 288139
RKDartists ID
382732
Related category
Category:Films directed by Alexandr Hackenschmied
SNAC ARK ID
w6hb7v55
SVKKL authority ID
p0094979-Hackenschmied-Alexander-19072004
Swedish Film Database person ID
133267
TMDB person ID
96814
Tabakalera ID
56653
Union List of Artist Names ID
500461426
Wellcome Collection concept ID
fedkwd5z
WikiTree person ID
Hackenschmied-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjFP73ycxRxV4PXYxq6tcd
Yale LUX ID
person/3d9e883a-2c86-4c67-8882-528881d82260
ČSFD person ID
20056

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 10
actor, film director, photographer, director, cinematographer, camera operator, opinion journalist, film editor +2 more
Field of work 6
film, photography, documentary film, film criticism, opinion journalism, film direction
Films directed 2
Meshes of the Afternoon, Aimless Walk
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Czech
← Director of photography 2
Meshes of the Afternoon, Aimless Walk
← Film editor 2
The Medium, Aimless Walk
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Films written 1
Aimless Walk
Given name 1
Alexander
Has works in the collection 1
Museum of Modern Art
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Linz
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Maya Deren
Spouses 1
Maya Deren
Work location 1
Zlín
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
← FactGrid item ID 1
Alcaide
← Production designer 1
From Saturday to Sunday
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Summary

Alexandr Hackenschmied was born on December 17, 1907[1], in Linz[2]. He died on July 26, 2004[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a film director[5], photographer[6], actor[7], film editor[8], and cinematographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Alexandr Hackenschmied born?

Alexandr Hackenschmied's place of birth was Linz[2].

Where did Alexandr Hackenschmied die?

Alexandr Hackenschmied died in New York City[4].

Who was Alexandr Hackenschmied married to?

Alexandr Hackenschmied's spouses include Maya Deren[10] and Hella Hammid[11].

What did Alexandr Hackenschmied do for work?

Alexandr Hackenschmied worked as a film director[5], photographer[6], actor[7], film editor[8], and cinematographer[9].

Related Entities

film Maya Deren Museum of Modern Art New York City UbuWeb United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . REGO. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . lightcone.org. Retrieved . lightcone.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  2. 4w ago · Python72 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
    Birth name → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alexander Siegfried George Hackensch
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  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0094979-Hackenschmied-Alexander-19072004
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alexander
    Field of work → film, opinion journalism, film direction +3
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject New York Public Library
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