John Hoffman
John Hoffman (29 August 1904, in Hungary – 6 January 1980, in Altadena, California), was an American editor of montage sequences for several Hollywood studio features. He also directed a number of films, including The Wreck of the Hesperus and Strange Confession. Fingal's Cave, 1941) and Forest Murmurs (1947).
John Hoffman
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1980
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- filmmaker · film director
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• The Crimson Canary (1945) • The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) • Storm Over Tibet (1952)
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