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George Roy Hill (December 20, 1922 - December 27, 2002) was an American film director. Innate within Minneapolis, Minnesota, he studied music at Yale University, graduating in 1943. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a fighter pilot during World War II and the Korean War. Hill had his run in television, directing such episodic series as Kraft Television Theatre. His number one films were versions of such Broadway plays as Period of Adjustment in 1962 and Toys in the Attic. George Roy Hill is virtually all noted for directing such films when Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. More films come Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot and The Little Drummer Girl.
Academy Awards and nominations
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George Roy Hill Filmography and biography by Hal Erickson for the All Movie Guide. George Roy Hill Biography from American Movie Classics. Director George Roy Hill Dies Aged 81 Associated Press obituary. Box Office Data for the Movies of George Roy Hill Total box office figures for Hill's movies. George Roy Hill Synopes and commentary on Hill's films. George Roy Hill 1921 - 2002 Filmography and obituary. Magic of Sundance Creator Philip French pays tribute to George Roy Hill, the filmmaker who created one of the screen's greatest double acts. George Roy Hill Filmography and biography from the Internet Movie Database. |
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