Mike Hill

Editor. Born 1 January 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Died 5 January 2023.

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Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

1 January 1950, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died

5 January 2023

Active

1984–2013

Frequently works with

Daniel P. Hanley, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Akiva Goldsman, Tom Hanks, Babaloo Mandel, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise

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Biography

Mike Hill was an American film editor. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on 24 March 1949 and died there on 5 January 2023.

Hill formed a long-term editing partnership with Daniel P. Hanley. Together they edited all of director Ron Howard's feature films from Night Shift (1982) to In the Heart of the Sea (2015), a total of 22 films. Their work on Apollo 13 (1995) earned them an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. They also received an Academy Award nomination for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and won a BAFTA Award for Rush (2013).

Hill began his career as an assistant editor at a local television station in Omaha before moving to Hollywood, where he worked as an apprentice on Bound for Glory (1976).

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