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Hal Ashby Biography (1936-)

Born in 1936 in Ogden, UT; father, owner of a dairy; married five times. Addresses: OFFICE--c/o Directors Guild of America, 7950 Sunset Boulevard,Hollywood, CA 90046. AGENT--Jeff Berg, International Creative Management, 8899 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

American

Birth Details

1936

Ogden, Utah, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Assistant editor, The Big Country, United Artists, 1958.
• Assistant editor, The Diary of Anne Frank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
• Assistant editor, The Children's Hour (also known as The Loudest Whisper), United Artists, 1961.
• Editor, The Loved One, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1965.
• Editor, The Cincinnati Kid, MGM, 1965.
• Editor, The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!, United Artists, 1966.
• Editor, In the Heat of the Night, Allied Artists, 1967.
• Editor, The Thomas Crown Affair, United Artists, 1968.
• Associate producer, Gaily, Gaily, United Artists, 1969.
• Director, The Landlord, United Artists, 1970.
• Director, Harold and Maude, Paramount, 1971.
• Director, The Last Detail, Columbia, 1974.
• Director, Shampoo, Columbia, 1975.
• Director, Bound for Glory, United Artists, 1977.
• Director, Coming Home, United Artists, 1978.
• Director, Being There, United Artists, 1979.
• Director, Second-Hand Hearts, Paramount, 1980.
• Director, Lookin' to Get Out, Paramount, 1982.
• Director, Let's Spend the Night Together, Embassy, 1982.
• Director, The Slugger's Wife, Columbia, 1984.
• Director, Eight Million Ways to Die, Tri-Star, 1985.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; DIRECTOR EPISODIC
• Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1987.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Party, HBO, 1981.