Question: Facts: - relatives: tim hill -lrb- nephew -rrb- - death date: 27 december 2002 - spouse: louisa ; 4 children -rrb- horton hill -lrb- 1951 -- ? ; divorced - birth date: 20 december 1921 - name: george roy hill - death place: new york city - birth place: minneapolis , minnesota - occupation: director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george roy hill .
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george roy hill -lrb- december 20 , 1921 -- december 27 , 2002 -rrb- was an american film director .he is most noted for directing such films as '' butch cassidy and the sundance kid '' and '' the sting '' , which both starred the acting duo paul newman and robert redford .other notable films are '' slaughterhouse-five '' , '' the world according to garp '' , '' the world of henry orient '' , '' hawaii '' , '' thoroughly modern millie '' , '' the great waldo pepper '' , '' slap shot '' , '' funny farm '' , '' a little romance '' with laurence olivier , and '' the little drummer girl '' .