Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller | |
|---|---|
Hiller directing Love Story in 1970 | |
| Born | November 22, 1923 |
| Died | August 17, 2016 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Victoria School of the Arts |
| Alma mater | University College, Toronto (B.A., 1947) |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1955–2006 |
| Notable work | Love Story |
| Style | |
| Spouse |
Gwen Pechet
(m. 1948; died 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Service years | 1941–1945 |
| Unit | 427 Lion Squadron |
| Conflicts | |
| President of the Directors Guild of America | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin J. Schaffner |
| Succeeded by | Gene Reynolds |
| President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Rehme |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rehme |
Arthur Hiller, OC (November 22, 1923 – August 17, 2016) was a Canadian film and television director. He directed over 33 feature films during a 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s, he was directing films, most often comedies, but also dramas and romantic subjects, such as in Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for Best Director.
Hiller collaborated on 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), Making Love (1982), and Outrageous Fortune (1987).
Hiller served as the 19th 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.