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Hal Ashby (1929–1988)

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Hal Ashby was born the fourth and youngest child in a Mormon household in Ogden, Utah, on September 2, 1929. His father was a dairy farmer. After a rough childhood that included the divorce of his parents, his father's suicide, his dropping out of high school, getting married and divorced all before he was 19... See full bio »

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in Ogden, Utah, USA

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(age 59) in Malibu, California, USA
Still of Hal Ashby and Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude
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1988 Jake's Journey (TV movie)
 
1987 Beverly Hills Buntz (TV series)
– Pilot (1987)
 
1986 8 Million Ways to Die
 
1985 The Slugger's Wife
 
1984 Solo Trans (video)
 
1982 Let's Spend the Night Together (documentary)
 
1982 Lookin' to Get Out
 
1981 Second-Hand Hearts
 
1979 Being There
 
1978 Coming Home
 
1976 Bound for Glory
 
1975 Shampoo
 
1973 The Last Detail
 
1971 Harold and Maude
 
1970 The Landlord
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (9 titles)
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told (assistant editor - uncredited)
 
1964 The Best Man (editorial consultant - as Wm. Hal Ashby)
 
1963 Captain Sindbad (assistant editor - as Wm. Hal Ashby)
 
1961 The Children's Hour (assistant film editor - as Wm. Hal Ashby)
 
1961 The Young Doctors (editorial consultant - as Wm. Hal Ashby)
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (assistant film editor - uncredited)
 
1959 Tokyo After Dark (assistant editor - uncredited)
 
1958 The Big Country (assistant editor - uncredited)
 
1956 Friendly Persuasion (assistant editor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (6 titles)
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1982 Lookin' to Get Out
Man Speaking on TV (uncredited)
 
1979 Being There
Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)
 
1978 Coming Home
Passenger in Porsche Speedster Flashing the Peace Sign (uncredited)
 
1973 The Last Detail
Bearded Man at Bar in Darts Scene (uncredited)
 
1971 Harold and Maude
Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1976 The Stronger (short) (executive producer)
 
1969 Gaily, Gaily (associate producer)
 
1968 The Thomas Crown Affair (associate producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1967 In the Heat of the Night (assistant to producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1991 The Indian Runner (in loving memory)
 
1984 Stop Making Sense (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1982 The Escape Artist (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Alternate Names:

Wm. Hal Ashby
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I was born in Ogden, Utah, the last of four children. Mom and Dad divorced when I was five or six. Dad killed himself when I was 12. I struggled toward growing up, like others, totally confused. Married and divorced twice before I made it to 21. Hitchhiked to Los Angeles when I was 17. Had about 50 or 60 jobs up to the time I was working as a Multilith operator at good old Republic Studios. See more »

Trivia:

Directed 10 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Lee Grant, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Jack Warden, Jon Voight, Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Melvyn Douglas and Peter Sellers. Grant, Fonda, Voight and Douglas won Oscars for their performances in one of his movies. See more »

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