
George Roy Hill is a film director, actor, theatrical director (United States).
George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American actor and film director. His films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford; both films also earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director, winning for the latter. Hill also directed The World of Henry Orient (1964), Hawaii (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), Slap Shot (1977), A Little Romance (1979), The World According to Garp (1982) and his final film Funny Farm (1988). According to one obituary "few directors achieved such fame and success... even fewer enjoyed such eminence for such a short period of time."
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| Born | 20 December 1921 |
| Profession | film director, actor, theatrical director |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | Yale University, Blake School, HB Studio, Silliman College |
| Spouse | Louisa Horton |
| Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Director, Jury Prize, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Directo |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Leo |
| Nakshatra | Purva Phalguni (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Capricorn |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 666 Hollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 49 of them (7%) have the Moon in Leo, like George Roy Hill, and 26 (4%) share the Purva Phalguni Nakshatra — the #12 most common Moon Nakshatra among Hollywood personalities, where Dhanishta leads with 31 (5%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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George Roy Hill was born on 20 December 1921. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
George Roy Hill's Moon sign (Rashi) is Leo and the Nakshatra is Purva Phalguni, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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