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Arthur Hiller

1923 - 2016

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Arthur Hiller, (November 22, 1923 – August 17, 2016) was a Canadian television and film director with over 33 films to his credit during a 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s, he was directing films, most often comedies, but also dramas and romantic subjects, such as in Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Oscars. Hiller collaborated on films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his other films were The Americanization of Emily (1964), Tobruk (1967), The Hospital (1971), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Plaza Suite (1971), The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), Silver Streak (1976), The In-Laws (1979), Making Love (1982), and Outrageous Fortune (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Hiller is the 579th most popular film director (down from 438th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Canada (down from 131st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Arthur Hiller ranks 579 out of 2,041. Before him are Giovanni Pastrone, Damien Chazelle, Patricio Guzmán, Boris Barnet, Otakar Vávra, and Asghar Farhadi. After him are Moshé Mizrahi, Tom Tykwer, Dan O'Bannon, Hal Ashby, Jaco Van Dormael, and Hugh Hudson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Arthur Hiller ranks 175. Before him are Shmuel Eisenstadt, Gloria Grahame, Holden Roberto, Zofia Posmysz, Gordon Mitchell, and Milt Jackson. After him are Shoshana Damari, Linda Darnell, Seijun Suzuki, Michael V. Gazzo, Gerard Reve, and Lydia Clarke. Among people deceased in 2016, Arthur Hiller ranks 201. Before him are Silvio Gazzaniga, Georges Cottier, Susannah Mushatt Jones, Patty Duke, David Huddleston, and Émile Derlin Zinsou. After him are Mahasweta Devi, Yūko Tsushima, Fazil Iskander, Scotty Moore, Nina Ponomaryova, and Bernard Fox.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Arthur Hiller ranks 206 out of 1,622. Before him are Deadmau5 (1981), Katheryn Winnick (1977), Joseph Wiseman (1918), Robbie Robertson (1943), Vincent Massey (1887), and George Eaton (1945). After him are David Hall (1875), Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680), Alfred Aho (1941), Hayden Christensen (1981), Phil Esposito (1942), and Paul Haggis (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Arthur Hiller ranks 10. Before him are Mark Robson (1913), Denis Villeneuve (1967), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Norman Jewison (1926), and Denys Arcand (1941). After him are Paul Haggis (1953), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Allan Dwan (1885), Shawn Levy (1968), Mary Harron (1953), and Jean-Marc Vallée (1963).

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