Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
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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 .
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- December 20, 1921, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- Yale University
- Tim Hill (nephew)
George Roy Hill (1921-2002) George Roy Hill. Director. Actor. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. George Roy Hill was never able to 'hit it off' with the critics despite the fact that 2 of his films - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and The Sting (1973) - had remained among the top 10 box office hits by 1976.
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
George Roy Hill, American director of stage and screen who was perhaps best known for the movies Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973). His other films included Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), and Slap Shot (1977).
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George Roy Hill. Director: The Sting. George Roy Hill was never able to 'hit it off' with the critics despite the fact that 2 of his films - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and The Sting (1973) - had remained among the top 10 box office hits by 1976. His work was frequently derided as 'impersonal' or lacking in stylistic trademarks. Andrew Sarris famously referred to it as...
- December 20, 1921
- December 27, 2002
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Dec 27, 2002 · George Roy Hill, the independent-minded former Marine pilot who directed Paul Newman and Robert Redford in both "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting," died Friday. He was 81.
Dec 28, 2002 · George Roy Hill, who directed Paul Newman and Robert Redford in two of their biggest hits -- "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting" -- died Friday in his New York City apartment.
