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Ellen Hovde(1925-2023)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
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Ellen Hovde was born on 9 March 1925 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a director and producer, known for Grey Gardens (1975), Monstervision (1991) and Benjamin Franklin (2002). She was married to Adam Giffard and Matthew Huxley. She died on 16 February 2023 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 9, 1925
DiedFebruary 16, 2023(97)
BornMarch 9, 1925
DiedFebruary 16, 2023(97)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)
Grey Gardens
7.5
  • Director
  • 1975
Monstervision (1991)
Monstervision
9.3
TV Series
  • Director(1993)
  • 1991
Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Benjamin Franklin
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Liberty! The American Revolution (1997)
Liberty! The American Revolution
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Benjamin Franklin (2002)
    Benjamin Franklin
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Here's My Question: Where Does My Garbage Go? (2000)
    Here's My Question: Where Does My Garbage Go?
    Video
    • Director
    • 2000
  • American Photography: A Century of Images (1999)
    American Photography: A Century of Images
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
    AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
    TV Mini Series
    • directed by
    • 1998
  • Liberty! The American Revolution (1997)
    Liberty! The American Revolution
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Discovering Women (1994)
    Discovering Women
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994–1995
  • Behind the Scenes with David Hockney
    Short
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Behind the Scenes (1992)
    Behind the Scenes
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Monstervision (1991)
    Monstervision
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Director (1993)
    • 1991–2000
  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
    Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Six American Families
    TV Movie
    • Director (segment "The Burks of Georgia")
    • 1977
  • Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)
    Grey Gardens
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Christo's Valley Curtain (1974)
    Christo's Valley Curtain
    6.8
    Short
    • Director (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1974

Producer

  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Bad Hair Life
    7.1
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Benjamin Franklin (2002)
    Benjamin Franklin
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2002
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Here's My Question: Where Does My Garbage Go? (2000)
    Here's My Question: Where Does My Garbage Go?
    Video
    • producer
    • 2000
  • American Photography: A Century of Images (1999)
    American Photography: A Century of Images
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Liberty! The American Revolution (1997)
    Liberty! The American Revolution
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Discovering Women (1994)
    Discovering Women
    9.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1994–1995
  • Behind the Scenes (1992)
    Behind the Scenes
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Monstervision (1991)
    Monstervision
    9.3
    TV Series
    • producer (1993)
    • 1991–2000
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Woman Alive!
    TV Series
    • producer (segment "Middle Age ...")
    • 1975

Editor

  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
    Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
    5.0
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Gilda Live (1980)
    Gilda Live
    6.9
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • Six American Families
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Woman Alive!
    TV Series
    • Editor (segment "Middle Age ...")
    • 1975
  • Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (1975)
    Grey Gardens
    7.5
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • John Mercer Langston
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1974
  • Crush Proof (1972)
    Crush Proof
    6.4
    • Editor (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1972
  • Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
    Arthur Penn: The Director
    7.4
    Short
    • Editor (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1970
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)
    Gimme Shelter
    7.8
    • Editor (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1970
  • Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, and Simon & Garfunkel in Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America (1969)
    Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1969
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Ellen Giffard)
    • 1966
  • The Chair (1963)
    The Chair
    7.3
    • Editor (as Ellen Huxley)
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Ellen Giffard
  • Born
    • March 9, 1925
    • Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 16, 2023
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Adam GiffardAugust 1, 1963 - ? (divorced)
  • Children
      Tessa Huxley
  • Parents
      Bryn J. Hovde
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her surname is pronounced "HUV-dee".

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