Born on this day – Hal Ashby:

Hal Ashby

Director

Editor

September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988

Credits:

8 Million Ways to Die (1986); Albert Whitlock: A Master of Illusion (1981); Allons au cinéma (1977); Being There (1979); Beverly Hills Buntz (1987); Bound for Glory (1976); Captain Sindbad (1963); Coming Home (1978); Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven’s Gate (2004); Friendly Persuasion (1956); Gaily, Gaily (1969); Hal (2018); Hal Ashby ~ Encore (2019); Harold and Maude (1971); In the Heat of the Night (1967); Jake’s Journey (1988); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978); Let’s Spend the Night Together (1982); Lookin’ to Get Out (1982); Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014); People Are Funny (1960); Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews (2007); Second-Hand Hearts (1980); Shampoo (1975); Solo Trans (1984); Stop Making Sense (1984); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989); The Best Man (1964); The Big Country (1958); The Children’s Hour (1961); The Cincinnati Kid (1965); The Diary of Anne Frank (1959); The Escape Artist (1982); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Indian Runner (1991); The Landlord (1970); The Last Detail (1973); The Loved One (1965); The Mike Douglas Show (1976); The Movies (2019); The Rolling Stones: From The Vault - Hampton Coliseum: Live In 1981 (2014); The Rolling Stones: Going to a Go-Go - Live Version (1982); The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966); The Slugger’s Wife (1985); The Stronger (1976); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Young Doctors (1961); Tokyo After Dark (1959); Too Much Sun (1990).

Of the many films by Hal Ashby, my favorite is Harold and Maude.

My type of dark comedy, with surprisingly heartfelt emotion with and for the main characters.  

One of my 'go to' favorite movies!  

Thank you, Mr. Ashby!