Arthur Hiller

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For the more famous playwright with a similar name, see Arthur Miller.

Arthur Hiller
Born	November 22, 1923 (1923-11-22) Edmonton, Canada
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1955 - 2006

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 Hiller's name was held each spring from 2006 until 2009 at his alma mater, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts, in tribute for his continued support of the school.

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.

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. In the 1950s Hiller directed an episode of the anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled "Disappearing Trick" which starred Betsy von Furstenberg and Robert Horton. He also directed a number of episodes of Thriller.

In an interview with journalist Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Hiller noted the film Rome, Open City to have had a strong influence on his career.

It just felt so real to me and so good. I didn't jump and say, “Oh, I want to make movies like that,” but I guess I was feeling that without realizing it. The same as when I finally woke up and said, “I want to be a director.”

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Personal life

He and his wife Gwen have been married since 1948. They have two children and two grandchildren.

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)

External links

• Arthur Hiller at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Films of Arthur Hiller", video, 6 minutes

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