Miriam Reynolds Bell and Jules Van Dyck Bucher
JULES VAN DYCK BUCHER was born May 20, 1905 in New York, New York, and died July 9, 1996.56
He married MIRIAM REYNOLDS BELL on June 28, 1940 in Marble Collegiate Church, New York, New York,13, 442, 6641 daughter of EDITH ANNA WOODARD and REGINALD LESLIE BELL. She was born July 9, 1912 in Knightstown, Henry, Indiana,207, 4917 and died January 22, 2002 in Fauquier County, Virginia.56, 5336
Children of MIRIAM REYNOLDS BELL and JULES VAN DYCK BUCHER:
- Son
Personal Information
Jules V. D. Bucher
- was a film maker of documentary and educational films442
- was a member of the Screen Directors' Guild, New York442
- was a member of the Explorer's Club442
Education
Jules V. D. Bucher
- graduated from Peekskill Military Academy, New York442
- graduated from Princeton University, Mercer County, New Jersey in 1928 in Physics and Astronomy442
Miriam R. Bell
- attended Butler University, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana6641, 6642
- Member of Kappa Alpha Theta
- Activities: Women's Glee Club
Marriage Announcements and News
Knightstown Banner, July 5, 19406641
WILL HONEYMOON IN SOUTH AMERICA
The Marriage of Miss Miriam Bell, daughter of Mrs. Edith Bell and the late Regnald L. Bell, to Jules Van Dyck Bucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Calvin Bucher of Peekskill, New York, took place Friday afternoon at Marble Collegiate Church, New York City. Dr. George Y. Flink performed the ceremony. Miss Mabelle Hawarth was the bride's only attendant.
Miss Bell attended Butler University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Mr. Bucher is a graduate of Princeton University.
The couple left at midnight Friday on the "Argentina," for Rio de Janerio, on a four months tour of South America where Mr. Bucher, who is a photographer, will make motion pictures for the lectures of Julian Bryan, explorer.
They will be at home after November fifteenth in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Newspaper Articles
New Castle Courier, July 13, 19165050
L. C. Bell and wife, H. G. Woodard and wife, John King, wife and children Elizabeth and George, Elmer Smith, wife and son Reginald and Earl Woodard spent Sunday with Reginald Bell, it being the birthday of their daughter Miriam.
Obituaries
Princeton Alumni Weekly, March 5, 1997442
Jules Bucher, a documentary filmmaker, of Warrenton, Va., died July 9, 1996. He prepared at Peekskill Military Academy. At Princeton he majored in physics and astronomy. He did postgraduate study at Harvard and Yale, where he helped set up a technical film unit for studying child development. He also did a similar project at Vassar. During WWII he produced films for the Office of War Information. After the war he continued film work for the Dept. of State and the USIS.
Jules traveled in many countries making documentary and educational films for U.S. Technical Aid programs. He worked with Louis de Rochemont Associates. He helped numerous fledgling filmmakers in the developing world with classes and workshops. One of his documentary films, Window Cleaner, was chosen by the Museum of Modern Art in New York for its permanent collection of classic American documentaries.
Jules married Miriam Bell June 28, 1940. They have one son, Van Dyck Bucher. Miriam was also interested in motion picture production as a scriptwriter and editor, and accompanied Jules on numerous trips abroad. They moved to Warrenton in 1976. Jules was a member of the Explorer's Club and the New York chapter of the Screen Directors' Guild.
He attended our 50th reunion and always maintained a loyalty to Princeton. The class extends its deep sympathy to Miriam and their son.
The Class of 1928
PAW March 5th, 1997
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| January 26, 1920208 | Knightstown, Henry, Indiana |
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| April 25, 193016 | Knightstown, Henry, Indiana |
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| April 10, 19402511 | New York City, New York, New York |
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| April 13, 19509515 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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