Arthur Hiller

Arthur Hiller was an acclaimed Canadian-American film director raised in Edmonton, Alberta, where his immigrant parents helped establish the Yiddish drama theatre. After serving as an RCAF navigator in World War II, Hiller began directing television at CBC before transitioning to Hollywood in the late 1950s.

Hiller directed over thirty feature films, most notably the box-office phenomenon Love Story (1970), which garnered seven Oscar nominations, and Paddy Chayefsky's blistering satire The Hospital (1971). Hiller served as president of the Directors Guild of America and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.