Arthur Hiller: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born	November 22, 1923 • Edmonton • Canada
Died	August 17, 2016 (aged 92) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award • Order of Canada (2006)
Notable Works	“Love Story” • “Outrageous Fortune” • “Penelope” • “Plaza Suite” • “Popi” • “Promise Her Anything” • “Silver Streak” • “The Americanization of Emily” • “The Hospital” • “The In-Laws” • “The Man in the Glass Booth” • “The Out-of-Towners” • “Tobruk”

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Arthur Hiller in a black tuxedo holding his Oscar statuette for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony.

Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw embrace outdoors in a scene from the film Love Story, with O'Neal smiling and MacGraw looking at him affectionately.

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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.

Woody Allen

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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.

Mel Brooks

American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

Jerry Lewis, dressed in blue surgical scrubs and cap, stands with arms outstretched in a hospital room scene from The Disorderly Orderly (1964), with other staff and a patient's feet visible.

Jerry Lewis

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Jordan Peele wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blue background.

Jordan Peele

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Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

American director and screenwriter

Danny Kaye dressed in a suit of armor plays a drum with mallets in a scene from The Court Jester, with costumed performers in the background.

Danny Kaye

American actor and comedian

Seth Rogen wearing glasses, a light blue suit, and a patterned tie, smiling at an event in 2019.

Seth Rogen

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Louis C.K.

Louis C.K.

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Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.

Amy Poehler

American comedian and actress

Billy Crystal smiling and wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt, photographed against a dark background.

Billy Crystal

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The multitalented Donald Glover, 2019

Donald Glover

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Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black in military costumes holding weapons, walking in single file through tall grass in a scene from the film Tropic Thunder.

Ben Stiller

American actor, writer, and director

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Terry Gilliam

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Master of suspense

Alfred Hitchcock

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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Steven Spielberg

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Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.

Martin Scorsese

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Frank Capra

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Clint Eastwood wearing a light suit and olive shirt with tie, standing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival.

Clint Eastwood

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Film director Robert Altman stands with arms crossed in a yellow jacket and white cap among crew and equipment on the set of Thieves Like Us.

Robert Altman

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George Cukor

George Cukor

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