Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby (born September 2, 1929 in Ogden, Utah, died December 27, 1988) was an editor of movies like In the Heat of the Night (1967) directed by Norman Jewison. He directed Harold and Maude (1971), The Last Detail (1973) starring Jack Nicholson, Shampoo (1975) with Warren Beatty, Bound for Glory (1976) with David Carradine as Woody Guthrie, Coming Home (1978) with Jane Fonda, Jon Voight and Bruce Dern, Being There (1979) with Peter Sellers from the 1970 novel by Jerzy Kosinski.

Golden Globe Awards

1980 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
- Being There
- Hal Ashby
1979 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
- Coming Home
- Hal Ashby
1977 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
- Bound for Glory
- Hal Ashby