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George Roy Hill
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OverviewAI-generated
George Roy Hill (1921–2002) was an American film director, actor, theatrical director, and film producer. Born in Minneapolis, he began his professional work in 1948. Hill served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. He received education at Yale University and HB Studio.
His notable works include *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*, *The world of Henry Orient*, and *the great waldo pepper*. Hill was recognized with the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, and BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Direction. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Director.
Hill was married to Louisa Horton. He died of natural causes in New York City on December 27, 2002, due to Parkinson's disease.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 Dec 1921
- Died
- 27 Dec 2002
- Works
- 4
Top works
- the great waldo pepper
- The world of Henry Orient
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · New York City, New York, USA
George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo…
Known for
- De droomproducenten — Self1984
- The World According to Garp — Pilot (uncredited)1982
- The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' — Self1970
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- Walk East on Beacon — Nicholas Wilben1952
- Lux Video Theatre — Dan1950
- Lux Video Theatre — Mark1950
- Lux Video Theatre — George1950
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 445
- Total plays
- 909
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,940x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,614x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,872x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,863x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,626x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1921-12-20 ) December 20, 1921, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S.
- Died
- December 27, 2002 (2002-12-27) (aged 81), New York City , New York, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Yale University
- Occupation
- Director
- Years active
- 1946–2002
- Spouse
- Louisa Horton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. April 7, 1951</span>"}]]}'>1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 )
- Relatives
- Tim Hill (nephew)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. His films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Both films also earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director; he won for the latter.
Hill also directed The World of Henry Orient (1964), Hawaii (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), Slap Shot (1977), A Little Romance (1979), The World According to Garp (1982) and his final film Funny Farm (1988). According to one obituary "few directors achieved such fame and success... even fewer enjoyed such eminence for such a short period of time."
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