From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Arthur Hiller OC was a CanadianAmerican television and film director having directed over 33 films during his 50year career He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the US 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 OutofTowners 1970 Plaza Suite 1971 The Man in the Glass Booth 1975 Silver Streak 1976 The InLaws 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 Hillers 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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