George Roy Hill
Sign in to saveAmerican film director (1921–2002)
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
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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
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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 79,642x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 47,717x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,019x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,302x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 26,920x
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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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Key dates
- Born
- 20 December 1921
- Died
- 27 December 2002
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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
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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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