George Roy Hill - Biography

George Roy Hill
Actor, producer
Birthday:  December 20, 1922
Place:  Minneapolis ,  Minnesota ,  USA

George Roy Hill studied in Yale and later moved to  Ireland  where he attended the  Trinity   School in  Dublin . He met the famous actor Cyril Cusak. 

He served in the United States Marine Corps as a fighter pilot during World War II and the Korean War.

1962 George Roy Hill was 40 years old when carries out its first movie "" Period of Adjustment" with  Jane   Inn .  A version of a Broadway play.

1970 George Roy Hill was nominated to the best Director Academy Award, for the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1974 He was awarded an Academy Award to the best director, for the film "The Sting". 

George Roy Hill taught drama at the  University  of  Yale  after retiring from his career as a director.

2002 George  Roy  Hill died  December 27, 2002  , when he was 81 years old,  in  New York

Filmography

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1988 Funny Farm
1984 The Little Drummer Girl
1979 A Little Romance I love you, je t'aime
1979 Slap Shot La castagne
1975 Great Waldo Pepper La Kermesse des aigles
1973 The Sting
1972 Slaughterhouse-Five Abattoir 5
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie
1966 Hawaii
1964 The World of Henry Orient Deux copines, un séducteur
1963 Toys in the Attic
1962 Period of Adjustment George Roy Hill Actor
1982 The World According to Garp Le Monde selon Garp
1970 The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1952 Walk East on Beacon!