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Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an American film director in the exploitation film genre. Several of Hill's later films have been characterized as feminist works.
Jack Hill, sometimes referred to as a legendary cult film director, grew up around films - his father was a set designer for Warner Bros. since 1925 and later for Walt Disney Studios, where he eventually designed Disneyland's Cinderella's Castle.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jack Hill is a cult-film director who worked with Roger Corman and Francis Ford Coppola. He made exploitation films such as The Big Doll House, Coffy and Foxy Brown, which are now hailed as classics by Quentin Tarantino.
- January 28, 1933
Jan 7, 2022 · Jack Hill was a radical filmmaker who worked under Roger Corman and made low-budget movies with sex, violence, and political messages. He pioneered blaxploitation films with Pam Grier, and depicted feminist uprisings, Black solidarity, and working class struggles.
Nov 2, 2014 · A profile of the exploitation filmmaker who created the female action heroine, launched Pam Grier's career and influenced Quentin Tarantino. Learn about his collaborations with Roger Corman, Ellen Burstyn and Coppola.
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Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an U.S. film director, noted for his work in the exploitation film genre. Hill was born in Los Angeles. His mother, Mildred (née Pannill), was a music teacher and his father, Roland Everett Hill, worked as a set builder for film studios and was an architect.
Apr 7, 2020 · Jack Hill, a long-time State Senator from southeast Georgia and the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, passed away on Monday. He served for nearly 30 years and was a true statesman and a servant leader, according to Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan.
