George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American
film director. He is most noted for directing such films as
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and
The Sting (1973), which both starred the acting duo
Paul Newman and
Robert Redford. Other notable films are
Slaughterhouse-Five,
The World According to Garp,
The World of Henry Orient,
Hawaii,
Thoroughly Modern Millie,
The Great Waldo Pepper,
Slap Shot,
Funny Farm,
A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and
The Little Drummer Girl.