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 and studio execs alike, Hill died in New York from Parkinson's Disease on December 27, 2002.
Taught drama at Yale after retiring from his career as a director.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945- 1985". Pages 429-433. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
Was nominated for Broadways 1958 Tony Award as Best Director for "Look Homeward, Angel."
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975.
Not to be confused with another ace director of an earlier generation, George W. Hill (1895-1934).
He directed 5 different performers in Oscar-nominated performances: Jocelyne LaGarde , Carol Channing , Robert Redford , Glenn Close and John Lithgow.
Was original choice to direct Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bulls History Lesson .
He studied drama at HB Studios in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Uncle of Tim Hill.
