George Roy Hill

Not to be confused with early-1930s MGM director "George Hill" (many historians do mix up the names, even though the earlier "Hill" died in 1934), American director "George Roy Hill" started out as a musician. He studied both at Yale and Trinity College in Dublin; it was there that "Hill" began an acting career with "Cyril Cusack"'s company. After World War II, Hill shifted his interest to stage directing, and after further military service in Korea, he moved into TV as both director and writer. "Hill" directed for various live anthologies of the 1950s, including "Kraft Television Theater", "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" and "Studio One". He came to films relatively late, directing his first feature, "Period of Adjustment", in 1962. "Hill" rapidly built up a reputation for being commercially reliable after such hits as "The World of Henry Orient" (1964) and "Hawaii" (1967); even relative misfires... Full Biography