Motion Picture Director. He will perhaps be best remembered for directing the sentimental, classic picture "Love Story" (1970), which earned him a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. Born to Jewish parents, he enrolled at the University of Toronto, where he earned his Master of Arts in Psychology. During World War II, he served as a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force in England and following his return home to Canada, he launched his career in radio as a programmer. He moved to Hollywood in 1949 and took advantage of the abundance of opportunities during television's infancy. He directed several episodes from the series "Matinee Theatre", prior to making his film directing debut with the second feature "The Careless Years" (1957). During the 1960s, Hiller alternated between TV and films with "The Detectives," "Route 66," "Ben Casey," "The Wheeler Dealers" (1966), "Penelope" (1966), "Tobruk" (1967) and "The Tiger Makes Out" (1967, which was of note for being Dustin Hoffman's first film). In 1962, he received an Emmy Award nomination for an episode from the TV series "Naked City." During the 1970s, Hiller became associated with Neil Simon works including "The Out of Towners" (1970) and "Plaza Suite" (1971). He guided George C. Scott to an Oscar nomination in "The Hospital" (1971) and Peter O'Toole to a Golden Globe nomination in "Man of La Mancha" (1972). Hiller directed Gene Wilder in the comedy-thriller "Silver Streak" (1976) and years later in "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" (1989). Among his other pictures include "The In-Laws" (1979), "Author! Author!" (1982), "Teachers" (1984), "Outrageous Fortune" (1987), "Taking Care of Business" (1990) and "The Babe" (1992). He served as the President of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993 and as the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. Hiller was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2002.