John Hill (screenwriter)
John Hill | |
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Born | May 6, 1947 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
Died | December 12, 2017 |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1974–1999 |
Spouse | Nancy Gross Hill (1990–2017) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Emmy Award, Outstanding Drama Series, for the NBC-TV series L.A. Law (1991) |
John Hill was an American screenwriter and television producer. He was originally from Prairie Village, Kansas.[1]
He got his start in Hollywood when he penned the 1976 TV movie
In 1988, he co-wrote Little Nikita, starring Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix.
He wrote the movie Quigley Down Under in 1975. It was slated to be filmed in 1980, but was postponed when star Steve McQueen became too ill with cancer. Clint Eastwood was approached next, but he turned it down. It was finally filmed and released in 1990, starring Tom Selleck (who had wanted to make the film for several years), Laura San Giacomo and Alan Rickman.[3]
He attained success as a writer for TV's Quantum Leap, and writer/producer of L.A. Law, for which he won an Emmy.[2]
Later in life, Hill taught in the Educational Outreach division of the
Hill was married twice; his first marriage lasted from 1976 until it ended in divorce in 1991.[2] His two children resulted from this union.[2] He married Nancy Gross in 1995.[2] They were still married at the time of his death.[6]
References
- ^ "John Hill". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ Persico Newhouse, Joyce J. – "'Perfect Hero' Selleck Takes Aim at Action". – Times Union. – October 18, 1990.
- ^ Hogan, Jan (April 3, 2007). "Scripting success". Summerlin View. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
- ^ "How to make a (cheap) feature film in 2 weekends". UNLV Course Information/Status. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
- ^ "Nancy Hill". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.