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John Jay (filmmaker) (John Clarkson Jay IV) was born on 11 December, 1915 in New York City, USA, is a filmmaker. Discover John Jay (filmmaker)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

Popular As John Clarkson Jay IV
Occupation ski filmmaker
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 11 December 1915
Birthday 11 December
Birthplace New York City, USA
Date of death (2000-12-07) Rancho Santa Fe, California
Died Place Rancho Santa Fe, California
Nationality United States

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1981

In 1981 he was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame. In 1997 the International Skiing History Association presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He was named one of the 100 most influential skiers of all time by Ski magazine in 1999.

1952

His 1952 film, Alpine Safari, was nominated for an Oscar in the short-subject category and later became a Warner Bros. release under the title Winter Paradise.

1946

From 1946 to 1970 he resided at Williamstown, but traveled the world filming and presenting in lecture format a new ski film each year. He "virtually invented the ski film in its modern form," said prolific ski filmmaker Warren Miller.

1943

During World War II he served as meteorologist, photographer and public relations officer with the 87th Mountain Infantry Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington and later the 10th Mountain Division where he made training and recruiting films and evaluated equipment for winter warfare. Ski Patrol (1943), filmed in Sun Valley, was his second feature film and helped produce a wealth of new recruits. In late 1943 he was named Commanding Officer of the 10th Reconnaissance Troop. He wrote a History of the Mountain Training Center in 1944, which was released in 1948.

1930

He was commissioned by Williams College, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and Panagra airline to produce promotional films in the late 1930s. His first feature film was Ski the Americas, North and South (1940).

1915

John Jay (1915–2000) was a pioneering American ski filmmaker. He helped fashion the ski film into its modern form, and shared his unique style in travel adventure lectures, books, and magazine articles for over sixty years. Jay was an early promoter of skiing, and his films captured the growth of the sport from early rope tows to helicopter skiing.

John Jay was born December 11, 1915 in New York City, the son of a business executive. He attended St. Paul's School where he first learned to ski in 1932, and began filming with the family 16mm camera in 1934. He was a 1938 graduate of Williams College, and was then selected for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1939 but the war intervened.