Not to be confused with another ace director of an earlier generation,
George W. Hill (1895-1934).
He has directed two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973).
Was nominated for Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Director for "Look
Homeward, Angel."
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975.