Arthur Hiller
Date of birth: 1923-11-22
Place of birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Alan Smithee
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arthur Hiller, OC, was a Canadian-American television and film director, having directed over 33 films during his 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s he began directing films, most often comedies. He also directed dramas and romantic subjects, such as Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Oscars. Hiller collaborated on a number of films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his other notable 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) and Outrageous Fortune (1987). Hiller served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993 and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. He was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2002. An annual film festival in Hiller's honor was held from 2006 until 2009 at his alma mater, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Hiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994-05-24
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Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
2009-10-08
Land of the Free
1998-11-24
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Pitch
1997-09-04
A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a
Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood
2014-09-29
Speakeasy
2002-01-01
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Lunch
2012-11-09
For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday fo
Action on the Beach
1964-09-01
Behind the scenes look at the D-Day special effects created in filming The Americanization of Emily
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980-10-12
A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town has
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000-06-09
In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled
Merchants of Venus
1998-03-01
A Russian immigrant finds himself in bed with the mob after buying a sexual novelties shop.
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997-01-01
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Blacks and Jews
1997-07-29
This documentary attempts to go beyond the sensationalized media coverage and the stereotypes to exa
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002-04-02
illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent,