Ellen Hovde
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Ellen Hovde

Born 9 March 1925 · Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA · Died 16 February 2023

Ellen Margerethe Hovde (March 9, 1925 – February 16, 2023) was an American documentarian. She co-directed Grey Gardens with the Maysles brothers. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for producing the 2002 series Benjamin Franklin for PBS.

Known for

Grey Gardens
Gimme Shelter
NOVA
Liberty!
Christo's Valley Curtain
Gilda Live
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Crush Proof
Benjamin Franklin
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
The Chair
Arthur Penn: The Director
The Crash of 1929
An Empire of Reason
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Gilda Live
Grey Gardens
The Burks of Georgia
Christo's Valley Curtain
Crush Proof
Gimme Shelter
Arthur Penn: The Director
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
The Chair
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