Arthur Hiller

Arthur Hiller, (November 22, 1923 – August 17, 2016) was a Canadian film and television director . He directed over 33 feature films during a 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s, he was directing films, most often comedies, but also dramas and romantic subjects, such as in Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for Best Director. Hiller collaborated on films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his notable films were The Hospital (1971), Silver Streak (1976), The In-Laws (1979), Making Love (1982), and Outrageous Fortune (1987). Hiller served as the 19th 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 Hiller's honor was held from 2006 until 2009 at his alma mater, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts.