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词条 Louisa Horton
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Marriage

  3. Career

  4. Death

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Louisa Horton Hill
| image = Louisa Horton Hill.jpg
|birth_name=Louisa Horton
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|09|20}}
| birth_place = Beijing, China
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|01|25|1920|09|10}}
| death_place = Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = George Roy Hill (1951-1971; divorced; 4 children)
| years active = 1948-2005
}}Louisa Fleetwood Horton (September 10, 1920 - January 25, 2008) was an American film, television, and stage actress, who used her given name, Louisa Horton, professionally.[1] She was the former wife of the late The Sting director, George Roy Hill, with whom she had four children.[2]

Personal life

Horton was born to Jeter Rice and Frances Breckinridge (née Steele) Horton in Beijing, China. The daughter of a United States Marine Corps officer,[3] she was raised in Haiti and the area around Washington, D.C.[1] She lived in Manhattan for nearly 50 years before her death in 2008.[1]

Marriage

Horton met her husband George Roy Hill when they were both actors in a Shakespeare repertory company.[1] They were married in 1951, and had four children, but divorced in the 1970s.[1] They reportedly remained close even after their separation.[1] George Roy Hill, who was best known for directing the 1973's The Sting, an Oscar-winning film, as well as 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, died in 2002.[1]

Career

Horton made her feature film debut in All My Sons in 1948, opposite Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster[1] in a film based upon the play by Arthur Miller. Her additional film credits included Swashbuckler, a 1976 film starring James Earl Jones and Robert Shaw.[1]

She made her Broadway debut in 1946, playing the lead in the romantic comedy Voice of the Turtle.[1] She later received attention for her role as the mother of a lesbian daughter in the off-Broadway play The Blessing in 1989.[1]

Her television roles include many live television series.[1]

Death

Louisa Horton Hill died on January 25, 2008 at the Lillian Booth Actors' Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, aged 87.[1] She was survived by four children and 12 grandchildren.[1]

References

1. ^10 11 12 13 {{cite news|title=Actress Louisa Horton Hill dies|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-01-29-louisa-horton_N.htm|publisher=USA Today|date=2008-01-29|accessdate=2008-02-15}}
2. ^[https://movies.nytimes.com/person/33326/Louisa-Horton Louisa Horton obituary], The New York Times; accessed May 26, 2017.
3. ^{{cite journal|title=Personal Matters / Births, Marriages and Deaths|journal=Army and Navy Register|date=October 16, 1920|volume=68|issue=2100|pages=396, 398|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YFM-AQAAMAAJ|accessdate=16 December 2015}}

External links

{{Commons category|Louisa Horton Hill}}
  • {{IMDb name|0395636}}
  • {{find a grave|127272245|Louisa Horton Hill}}
{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Horton Hill, Louisa}}

8 : 1924 births|2008 deaths|People from Manhattan|People from Englewood, New Jersey|American television actresses|American stage actresses|American film actresses|20th-century American actresses

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