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FILM DIRECTOR

George Roy Hill

1921 - 2002

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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.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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Roy Hill has received more than 759,633 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). George Roy Hill is the 270th most popular film director (down from 258th in 2019), the 1,834th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,695th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Roy Hill ranks 270 out of 1,581. Before him are Jean-Jacques Beineix, John Schlesinger, Patrice Chéreau, Henri Verneuil, Damiano Damiani, and Tobe Hooper. After him are Henry Hathaway, Jean Rouch, Leo McCarey, Krzysztof Zanussi, Gabriel Axel, and Dušan Makavejev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, George Roy Hill ranks 98. Before him are Françoise Gilot, Oskar Gröning, Mary Douglas, Raymond Goethals, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Leonardo Sciascia. After him are Stanley Ho, Maurice Richard, Jean-Marie Balestre, Donna Reed, Nino Manfredi, and Stein Rokkan. Among people deceased in 2002, George Roy Hill ranks 53. Before him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Sigvard Bernadotte, María Félix, Stephen Jay Gould, Yoshio Okada, and Henri Verneuil. After him are Chico Xavier, Ray Conniff, Song Hye-rim, Humaira Begum, Joe Strummer, and Mauro Ramos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Roy Hill ranks 1,834 out of 18,182. Before him are Eddie Constantine (1913), Phil Knight (1938), Tobe Hooper (1943), Frances Conroy (1953), Dorothy Parker (1893), and Gary Ridgway (1949). After him are Bess Truman (1885), Woody Guthrie (1912), Kirsten Dunst (1982), Lily Tomlin (1939), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), and Tom Wolfe (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Roy Hill ranks 76. Before him are Barry Levinson (1942), Stanley Donen (1924), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Tex Avery (1908), Zack Snyder (1966), and Tobe Hooper (1943). After him are Henry Hathaway (1898), Leo McCarey (1898), Paul Schrader (1946), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Roger Corman (1926), and Darren Aronofsky (1969).

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Filmography

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