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William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor. [2] [3] His work exemplified the countercultural attitude of the era. He directed wide ranging films featuring iconic performances.
Hal Ashby was a director, editor and actor who made acclaimed films such as The Last Detail, Shampoo and Being There. He won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night and struggled with drugs and cancer in his later years.
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- Ogden, Utah, USA
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- Malibu, California, USA
- BEING THERE (1979) Screenplay by Robert C. Jones (uncredited) and Jerzy Kosinski, based on Kosinski’s novel. Starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart.
- COMING HOME (1978) Screenplay by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones, story by Nancy Dowd. Starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, Robert Ginty.
- THE LAST DETAIL (1973) Screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan. Starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Nancy Allen, Gilda Radner.
- HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) Written by Colin Higgins. Starring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Eric Christmas, George Wood, Ellen Geer, Judy Engles, Shari Summers.
May 6, 2024 · Hal Ashby (born September 2, 1929, Ogden, Utah, U.S.—died December 27, 1988, Malibu, California) was an American filmmaker who was one of the preeminent directors of the 1970s. He was especially noted for such films as Harold and Maude (1971), Shampoo (1975), and Being There (1979).
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Hal Ashby was a film editor and director who made acclaimed dramas such as The Last Detail, Shampoo and Being There. He had a troubled personal life, a drug problem and died of cancer in 1988.
- September 2, 1929
- December 27, 1988
Sep 6, 2018 · Ashby — who died at 59 in 1988 and whose films include “Being There” — remains another constant, a mainstay in a group that stormed the old studios in the late 1960s, changing...
Sep 6, 2018 · A documentary about Hal Ashby, the visionary filmmaker behind classics like Harold and Maude, Shampoo, and Being There. Learn about his life, his style, and his legacy in this article by Sean Fennessey.
