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George Roy Hill
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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
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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Louisa Horton
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The World According to Garp
- Student of
- Paul Hindemith
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- George Roy Hill (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1921-12-20
- date of death
- 2002-12-27
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Director
- name in native language
- George Roy Hill
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- Commons category
- George Roy Hill
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by George Roy Hill
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
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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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