Skip to content
Director · Writer/Creator · 1921–2002

George Roy Hill

George Roy Hill was an American film director. Born on 20 December 1921, this profile follows George Roy Hill through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973). The location trail reaches Malibu Creek State Park and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

← All peopleFollow the geography ↓
George Roy Hill
File:George Roy Hill (cropped).jpg — Steelehill12 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Existing source crop retained from photographer Steelehill12 own-work original. Cropped to an individual portrait. Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP. The existing People portrait frame may crop the photograph. Source colours retained. Adapted image retains CC BY-SA 4.0.

CHAPTER 02

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Malibu Creek State Park

George Roy Hill is credited as director and writer on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The work’s existing location story leads to Malibu Creek State Park. The Century Lake area was used for the cliff-jump sequence. The park pin is not a jumping or camera location.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — credits ↗︎Malibu Creek State Park ↗︎

CHAPTER 03

The Sting · Santa Monica Pier

George Roy Hill is credited as director on The Sting. The work’s existing location story leads to Santa Monica Pier. Santa Monica Pier is documented as a location associated with The Sting (1973). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

The Sting — credits ↗︎Santa Monica Pier ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

Movies · 1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

George Roy Hill

Movies · 1973

The Sting

George Roy Hill

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Sam Elliott ↗︎

Sam Elliott is an American actor. Born on 9 August 1944, this profile follows Sam Elliott through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Big Lebowski (1998) and A Star Is Born (2018). The location trail reaches Malibu Creek State Park, Palace Theatre and Johnie’s Coffee Shop. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Charles Durning ↗︎

Charles Durning was an American actor. Born on 28 February 1923, this profile follows Charles Durning through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Sting (1973). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Ray Walston ↗︎

Ray Walston was an American actor. Born on 2 November 1914, this profile follows Ray Walston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Sting (1973) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Sherman Oaks Galleria and Van Nuys High School. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Eileen Brennan ↗︎

Eileen Brennan was an American actress and singer. Born on 3 September 1932, this profile follows Eileen Brennan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Sting (1973). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Privacy