Hal Ashby

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/02/1929
Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, USA
Death Date: 12/27/1988

biography

After winning acclaim as a film editor, Hal Ashby went on to establish himself as one of the leading directors of the 1970s. He proved successful with both satiric material and strong drama and was able to elicit excellent performances from a gallery of actors including Lee Grant, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda, all of whom won Oscars under Ashby's direction.

Born and raised in Utah, Ashby had a rather unhappy childhood. His parents divorced when he was around six and his father committed suicide seven years later. Finding school work difficult, Ashby dropped out in his senior year. A period of Continued

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Director
1998
Director
1982
Director
1976
Director
1970
Associate Producer
1968
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Director
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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Utah; one of the few non-Mormon families in his neighborhood
1941 
Father committed suicide
1953 
Hitchhiked to Los Angeles
 
Worked numerous jobs before becoming multilith operator at Republic Pictures; responsible for duplicating scripts
 
Became apprentice film editor
Continued

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