Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby
Ashby directing Bound for Glory (1976)
Born	William Hal Ashby (1929-09-02)September 2, 1929 Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Died	December 27, 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 59) Malibu, California, U.S.
Occupations	Film director editor
Years active	1956–1988
Spouses	Lavon Compton ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1948)​ Maxine Marie Armstrong ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1950)​ Maloy "Mickey" Joan Bartron ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1963)​ Shirley Stockman ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1968)​ Joan Marshall ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1970)​

William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988)^[1] 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. He is associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Mike Nichols, and Sidney Lumet.

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).