George Roy Hill

George Roy Hill
Hill working on a script in 1978
Born(1921-12-20)December 20, 1921
DiedDecember 27, 2002(2002-12-27) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Film and stage director, actor
Spouse
(m. 1951; div. 1971)
Children4
RelativesTim Hill (nephew)

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, winning for the latter.[1]

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."[2]

  1. ^ Davidson, Bill. (16 Mar 1975) The Entertainer. New York Times Magazine, SM15. "Certainly George Roy Hill's pictures have been an important influence in showing the industry that what the public wants is a good story." Peter Bogdanovich, qtd. in Bill Davidson, "The Entertainer," New York Times Magazine, March 16, 1975.
  2. ^ Baxter, Brian. (29 December 2002). "George Roy Hill". The Guardian. p. 13. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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