Hal Ashby ( born Hal Ashby , September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) - American film director, film director and editor.
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| Date of Birth | September 2, 1929 |
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| Date of death | December 27, 1988 (59 years old) |
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | film director editor |
| Career | since |
| Awards | Oscar for the best installation |
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Biography
Hal Ashby was born on September 2, 1929 in the city of Ogden , Weber County, Utah , USA into a family of Mormon farmers. Due to difficult family circumstances, he did not finish school, moved to California and got a job as an assistant editor at a Hollywood editing.
The first independent work was the black comedy directed by Tony Richardson " Unforgettable ", filmed on the story by the same name by Evelyn Waugh and received high marks from the experts.
He made his debut as a director in 1970 with the full-length film “ Landowner ”, shot in the aesthetics of “ New Hollywood ”. For his work as an editor in the film directed by Norman Jewison, “The Soulful Southern Night, ” he was awarded the Oscar .
Spouse - actress Joan Marshall.
Selected Filmography
Editor
- 1966 - Russians are coming! Russians are coming! / The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
- 1967 - Sultry Southern Night / In The Heat Of The Night
Director
- 1970 - Landowner / The Landlord
- 1971 - Harold and Maude
- 1973 - The Last Detail
- 1975 - Shampoo / Shampoo
- 1976 - On the road to glory / Bound for Glory
- 1978 - Homecoming / Coming Home
- 1979 - Being there / Being There
- 1982 - Looking Out / Lookin 'to Get Out
- 1986 - Eight Million Ways to Die / 8 Million Ways to Die
Awards and nominations
Awards
- Oscar for the best montage (“A Soulful Southern Night”)
- Golden Ear of the Valladolid International Film Festival (Harold and Maud)
- German Arthouse Cinema Award for the Best Foreign Film (“Homecoming”)
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Director (“Returning Home”)
- Oscar for the best installation (“Russians are coming! Russians are coming!”)
- Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival ("Last Outfit")
- Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival ("Towards Glory")
- Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival (“Return Home”)
- Golden palm branch of the Cannes Film Festival (“Being there”)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Directorial Work (“On the Road to Fame”)
- Golden Globe Award for best directorial work (“Homecoming”)
- Golden Globe Award for best directorial work (“Being there”)
- American Film Directors Guild Award ("Returning Home")
- Award of the American Film Workers Society ("Homecoming")
Links
- Ashby, Hal (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database