Personal Life
In the Margaret Webster theatre company, Hill met Louisa Horton, whom he married on April 7, 1951. They later divorced. Hill was survived by Horton, their two sons, including George Roy Hill III and John Hill, two daughters and 12 grandchildren, including George Roy Hill IV.
After his second return to civilian life, Hill bought an open-cockpit Waco biplane built in 1930, which he retained until about ten years before his death.
Hill died on December 27, 2002 at his home in New York of complications from Parkinson's disease.
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