Hal Ashby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hal Ashby

American film director and film editor

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Ogden, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1988

Profession: actor, film director, film producer, film editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), which earned Ashby an Oscar nomination for Best Editing, and In the Heat of the Night (1967), which earned him his only Oscar for the same category. Ashby received a third Oscar nomination, this time for Best Director for Coming Home (1978).
Other films directed by Ashby include The Landlord (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), The Last Detail (1973), Shampoo (1975), Bound for Glory (1976) and Being There (1979).