James Jerome Hill II (March 2, 1905 – November 21, 1972) was an American filmmaker and artist known for his award-winning documentary and experimental films, one of which won him an Academy Award.
[2] His 1950 documentary Grandma Moses, written and narrated by Archibald MacLeish, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel.
Hill founded the Jerome Foundation, which gives grants to non-profit arts organizations and artists in Minnesota and New York City.
[5] Hill also founded the Camargo Foundation in 1967, which administers an artists residency in Cassis, France.
He had a chalet built at Sugar Bowl and, while living there, paid for and operated "The Magic Carpet", the first aerial tramway on the west coast.