Mike Hoover
Mike Hoover is an American mountaineer, rock climber and cinematographer. He first became known for an Academy Award-nominated documentary short, Solo, in which he climbed a fictional mountain solo, as well as his Oscar award for Best Short Subject at the 57th Academy Awards for his 14 minute film Up in 1984. His first major involvement in commercial film was with The Eiger Sanction (1975), in which he taught Clint Eastwood how to climb in the Yosemite valley before the film was shot in Grindelwald, Switzerland in 1974.
Mike Hoover
- Born
- 1944
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- mountaineer · cinematographer · director · documentary filmmaker · film producer
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Mike Hoover is an American mountaineer, rock climber and cinematographer. He first became known for an Academy Award-nominated documentary short, Solo, in which he climbed a fictional mountain solo, as well as his Oscar award for Best Short Subject at the 57th Academy Awards for his 14 minute film Up in 1984. His first major involvement in commercial film was with The Eiger Sanction (1975), in which he taught Clint Eastwood how to climb in the Yosemite valley before the film was shot in Grindelwald, Switzerland in 1974.
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Hoover has since been a cinematographer for the documentaries To the Ends of the Earth (1983), To the Limit (1989), The Endless Summer II (1994) and Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods. In the late 1980s, he made 18 trips to Afghanistan to shoot war footage that was later featured in a program named The Battle for Afghanistan (1987). Hoover has led various film teams all over the world, particularly in physically and politically difficult locations, such as Everest, K2, the precarious rock faces of the Eiger and the Venezuelan jungle. In 1994, Hoover was the sole survivor in a helicopter crash in Lamoille, Nevada that killed his wife Beverly Johnson, pilot Dave Walton, ski guide Paul Scannell and Disney president Frank Wells. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the accident was caused by snow ingestion into the helicopter's engine, and Hoover sued the helicopter manufacturer, reaching an out-of-court settlement. The legal case was a finalist for the Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award by the American Association for Justice.
Distinctions recorded are Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
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- 1.Schickel, p. 314
- 2.McGilligan, p. 244
- 3.Cates, Jo A. Journalism: a guide to the reference literature. Libraries Unlimited. 11. 2004. 978-1-59158-061-4.
- 4.Active Interest Media, Inc. Backpacker. Backpacker. Gear Guide. 36. July 1986. 0277-867X.
- 5.Waterman, Jonathan. Cloud dancers: portraits of North American mountaineers. The Mountaineers Books. 132. 1 September 1993. 978-0-930410-54-4.
- 6.Disney President Wells Killed in Copter Crash : Accident: Executive was among three who died on Nevada skiing trip. He is credited with helping firm achieve new prosperity. Los Angeles Times. April 4, 1994.
- 7.Ranter, Harro. Accident Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III N27736, 03 Apr 1994. aviation-safety.net.
- 8.Aviation Crashes | Robert P. Schuster. bobschuster.com. 2013.
- 9.Brown, Chip. Inside Adventure Filmmaker Mike Hoover’s 1968 Attempt to Run North America’s Wildest River. Men's Journal. 3 January 2020.
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- McGilligan, Patrick. Clint: The Life and Legend. HarperCollins. 1999. 0-00-638354-8.
- Schickel, Richard. Clint Eastwood: A Biography. Knopf. 1996. 978-0-679-42974-6.
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