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 751,205 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). George Roy Hill is the 328th most popular film director (down from 270th in 2019), the 2,099th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,833rd in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Roy Hills by language

Over the past year George Roy Hill has had the most page views in the with 104,437 views, followed by Japanese (14,546), and Italian (11,054). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (157.36%), Egyptian Arabic (57.07%), and Galician (53.70%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Roy Hill ranks 328 out of 2,041. Before him are Francis Veber, Anatole Litvak, King Vidor, Steven Soderbergh, Garry Marshall, and Leo McCarey. After him are Jane Campion, Gustav Ucicky, Samuel Fuller, Jan de Bont, William Kennedy Dickson, and Anthony Minghella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, George Roy Hill ranks 106. Before him are Nino Manfredi, Hans Albert, Jean-Marie Balestre, Mary Douglas, John Money, and Nobuo Matsunaga. After him are James Clavell, Hannah Szenes, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Oskar Gröning, Meir Amit, and Maurice Richard. Among people deceased in 2002, George Roy Hill ranks 80. Before him are Sohn Kee-chung, Yousuf Karsh, Uziel Gal, Choi Hong Hi, Alexander Lebed, and Pierre Werner. After him are Marina Berti, Kim Hunter, Ray Conniff, Thomas Gordon, Katy Jurado, and Lionel Hampton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Roy Hill ranks 2,099 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Frakes (1952), Leo McCarey (1898), Fredric Jameson (1934), Ellen Barkin (1954), Farley Granger (1925), and Jesse Douglas (1897). After him are Ornette Coleman (1930), Steve Perry (1949), Bob Kahn (1938), Leroy Anderson (1908), R. L. Stine (1943), and Lou Gehrig (1903).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Roy Hill ranks 88. Before him are Frank Borzage (1894), Darren Aronofsky (1969), King Vidor (1894), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Garry Marshall (1934), and Leo McCarey (1898). After him are Samuel Fuller (1912), Sofia Coppola (1971), Tobe Hooper (1943), Henry King (1886), George Stevens (1904), and John Landis (1950).

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Filmography

The Sting
Director
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Dec 25o 19738.018 / 10
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Director
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot Sundance Kid. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1998.
Jan 15o 19697.603 / 10
Slap Shot
Director
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Feb 25o 19776.853 / 10