Jules Dyck Van Bucher ’28

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