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Paul Newman
Paul Newman, 1956.
The 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was directed by George Roy Hill.12
Hill was highly regarded for his ability to blend action and comedy, and his work on this film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He also directed the film's stars, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, in their subsequent collaboration, The Sting (1973).123