Born in Minneapolis, MN; educated at Yale (music) and Trinity College, Dublin (music). Former actor with Cyril Cusack's company at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin who began writing and directing for American TV in the 1950s. Hill's first Broadway success as a director came with Look Homeward Angel in 1957 and his first two films were based on stage plays he had directed (PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT, 1962, and TOYS IN THE ATTIC, 1964). He made his name with two fluid, lightly handled vehicles for the superstar team of Paul Newman and Robert Redford: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) and THE STING (1973), which earned Hill an Oscar® for best direction. Other notable directing credits include THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT (1964), HAWAII (1966), THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967), SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (1972), THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER (1975, also producer), SLAP SHOT (1977), A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979, also producer & dialogue writer), THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982, also producer), THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL (1984) and his last film, FUNNY FARM (1988). Hill died from complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 81.  Nominated for Directing 1969: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID  Directing 1973: THE STING 2 nominations, 1 Award