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Hal Ashby

Director

Hal Ashby

Directing
1970 — 1986 · 8 films
Lived
2 September 1929 — d. 1988
From
Ogden, Utah, USA

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 him an Oscar nomination for Best Editing, and In the Heat of the Night (1967), which earned him an Oscar for the same category.

Career Signature

How Hal Ashby’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.