Arthur Hiller

Arthur Hiller
Born	22 November 1923 (1923-11-22) (age 86) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spouse(s)	Gwen Hiller (1948-present)

Arthur Hiller, OC (born 22 November 1923) is a Canadian film director. His filmography includes 33 major studio releases, including the 1970 film Love Story. A Film Festival in Mr. Hiller's name takes place each spring at Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts as a tribute to Mr. Hillers continued support of the school. Mr. Hiller, a Victoria School alumni has returned many times to share his wealth of knowledge and life experience with the students.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early life

Hiller was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and graduated from University College, University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947, a Master of Arts degree in psychology in 1950 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1995.

[edit] Career

Hiller began his show business career in television for the CBC in Toronto in the 1950s, and was a successful television director before moving into films and Hollywood. For example, in the mid-50s, Hiller directed one memorable episode of the anthlogy series Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled "Disappearing Trick" which starred Betsy von Furstenberg and Robert Horton.

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 at the 2002 Academy Awards ceremony in recognition of his humanitarian, charitable and philanthropic efforts.

In 2002, he was honoured with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.^[1]

[edit] Personal life

He and his wife Gwen have been married since 1948. They have two children and two grandchildren (Kellen Carpenter and Sienna Hiller).

[edit] Filmography

The Careless Years (1957) Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) The Wheeler Dealers (1963) The Americanization of Emily (1964) Promise Her Anything (1965) Penelope (1966) Tobruk (1967) The Tiger Makes Out (1967) Popi (1969) The Out-of-Towners (1970) Love Story (1970), Best Director Oscar nomination The Hospital (1971) Plaza Suite (1971) Man of La Mancha (1972) The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) Silver Streak (1976)

W.C. Fields and Me (1976) Nightwing (1979) The In-Laws (1979) Making Love (1982) Author! Author! (1982) Romantic Comedy (1983) The Lonely Guy (1984) Teachers (1984) Outrageous Fortune (1987) See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) Taking Care of Business (1990) The Babe (1992) Married to It (1993) Carpool (1996) An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) National Lampoon's Pucked (2006)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Arthur Hiller at the Internet Movie Database
• Archive of American Television Interview with Arthur Hiller

Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Robert Rehme	President of Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences 1993-1997	Succeeded by Robert Rehme

v • d • e Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Y. Frank Freeman (1956) · Samuel Goldwyn (1957) · Bob Hope (1959) · Sol Lesser (1960) · George Seaton (1961) · Steve Broidy (1962) · Edmond L. DePatie (1965) · George Bagnall (1966) · Gregory Peck (1967) · Martha Raye (1968) · George Jessel (1969) · Frank Sinatra (1970) · Rosalind Russell (1972) · Lew Wasserman (1973) · Arthur B. Krim (1974) · Jules C. Stein (1975) · Charlton Heston (1977) · Leo Jaffe (1978) · Robert Benjamin (1979) · Danny Kaye (1981) · Walter Mirisch (1982) · M. J. Frankovich (1983) · David L. Wolper (1984) · Charles “Buddy” Rogers (1985) · Howard W. Koch (1989) · Audrey Hepburn / Elizabeth Taylor (1992) · Paul Newman (1993) · Quincy Jones (1994) · Arthur Hiller (2001) · Roger Mayer (2005) · Sherry Lansing (2007) · Jerry Lewis (2009)

v • d • e Golden Globe Award for Best Director Fred Zinnemann (1966) · Mike Nichols (1967) · Paul Newman (1968) · Charles Jarrott (1969) · Arthur Hiller (1970) · William Friedkin (1971) · Francis Ford Coppola (1972) · William Friedkin (1973) · Roman Polanski (1974) · Miloš Forman (1975) · Sidney Lumet (1976) · Herbert Ross (1977) · Michael Cimino (1978) · Francis Ford Coppola (1979) · Robert Redford (1980) · Warren Beatty (1981) · Richard Attenborough (1982) · Barbra Streisand (1983) · Miloš Forman (1984) · John Huston (1985) · Oliver Stone (1986) · Bernardo Bertolucci (1987) · Clint Eastwood (1988) · Oliver Stone (1989) · Kevin Costner (1990) Complete List · (1943-1965) · (1966-1990) · (1991-present)

v • d • e Films directed by Arthur Hiller 1950s The Careless Years (1957) 1960s Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) • The Wheeler Dealers (1963) • The Americanization of Emily (1964) • Promise Her Anything (1965) • Penelope (1966) • Tobruk (1967) • The Tiger Makes Out (1967) • Popi (1969) 1970s The Out-of-Towners (1970) • Love Story (1970) • Plaza Suite (1971) • The Hospital (1971) • Man of La Mancha (1972) • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) • The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) • W.C. Fields and Me (1976) • Silver Streak (1976) • The In-Laws (1979) • Nightwing (1979) 1980s Making Love (1982) • Author! Author! (1982) • Romantic Comedy (1983) • The Lonely Guy (1984) • Teachers (1984) • Outrageous Fortune (1987) • See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) 1990s Taking Care of Business (1990) • Married to It (1991) • The Babe (1992) • Carpool (1996) • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 2000s National Lampoon's Pucked (2006)