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Paul Hunt

Born
Oct 14, 1943 · Aged 67
Died
Sep 13, 2011
Place of birth
Redondo Beach, California, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
6
TV credits
0
Directing credits
10
Also known as (2)
  • Paul Edward Hunt
  • H.P. Edwards

Biography

Paul Hunt began making films in 1965 under the pseudonym H.P. Edwards. His first film was The Psychedelics (1966), followed by Blow the Man Down (1968), "Jefferson Hotel" (1966), "Sweet Smoke" (1967) and 60+ others. He was also the cinematographer and editor on most of them. His company, Canyon Films, became one of the largest distributors of underground films in America (future director Lewis Teague was at that time running the Cinematèque in Hollywood where Hunt's films debuted). Under his pseudonym Hunt worked for directors such as Bethel Buckalew, William Rotsler, Gary Graver, Manuel…