{"id":2123,"date":"2016-08-18T12:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T10:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2016-08-18T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T10:32:27","slug":"statement-regarding-the-passing-of-former-academy-president-arthur-hiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/08\/18\/statement-regarding-the-passing-of-former-academy-president-arthur-hiller\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement Regarding The Passing Of Former Academy President Arthur Hiller"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2124\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ArthurHiller-AcademyPresident.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2124\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ArthurHiller-AcademyPresident.jpg?resize=250%2C300\" alt=\"Jean Hersholt Humantitarian Award winner Arthur Hiller in 2001 (74th).\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean Hersholt Humantitarian Award winner Arthur Hiller in 2001 (74th).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oscar\u00ae-nominated director and former Academy president Arthur Hiller died today in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 92.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved friend Arthur Hiller,\u201d said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. \u201cI was a member of the Board during his presidency and fortunate enough to witness firsthand his dedication to the Academy and his lifelong passion for visual storytelling. Our condolences go out to his loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A native of Canada, Hiller enjoyed a motion picture career that spanned five decades. His credits include \u201cThe Americanization of Emily,\u201d \u201cLove Story\u201d (for which he received an Oscar nomination), \u201cThe Hospital,\u201d \u201cThe In-Laws,\u201d \u201cSilver Streak\u201d and \u201cThe Man in the Glass Booth.\u201d In 2001 he was honored with the Academy\u2019s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic commitment to numerous charitable organizations, educational institutions and civil rights groups.<\/p>\n<p>A member and longtime governor of the Directors Branch, Hiller served as Academy president from 1993 to 1997. He also served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Hiller is survived by his daughter, Erica Hiller Carpenter, his son, Henryk, and five grandchildren. Gwen Hiller, his wife of 68 years, passed away in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar\u00ae-nominated director and former Academy president Arthur Hiller died today in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 92. \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved friend Arthur Hiller,\u201d said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. \u201cI was a member of the Board during his presidency and fortunate enough to witness firsthand his&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/08\/18\/statement-regarding-the-passing-of-former-academy-president-arthur-hiller\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Statement Regarding The Passing Of Former Academy President Arthur Hiller<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}