| LC control no. | no2017144883 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hill, John, 1947-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Hill, John, 1944- |
| Located | Prairie Village (Kan.) Guntersville (Ala.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Las Vegas (Nev.) |
| Birth date | 1947-05-06 |
| Death date | 2017-12-12 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas (Nev.) |
| Field of activity | Television Motion pictures College teaching Universities and colleges--Public services |
| Affiliation | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Profession or occupation | Screenwriters College teachers Screenwriters Television writers Television producers University and college faculty members |
| Found in | Quigley down under, c2011: container (Written by John Hill) imdb.com, accessed 6 November 2017: biography (John Hill is a producer and writer, known for Quigley down under (1990), Heartbeeps (1981) and Griffin & Phoenix (2006). He has been married to Nancy Gross since 1990. During the late 1990s, lived with his wife Nancy Gross in Guntersville, Alabama and Los Angeles, California. Before 2000, the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.) whitepages.com, 6 November 2017: (John A. Hill Jr., age 70s, Las Vegas, Nevada; relative: Nancy G. Hill) facebook.com, 6 November 2017: (John Hill; lives in Las Vegas, Nevada; from Prairie Village, Kansas) quantumleap.wikia.com, 6 November 2017: (John Hill (born January 26, 1944) worked on staff as a writer-type producer on Quantum leap (TV series). John was a full-time professional Hollywood TV and screenwriter, from 1974- 1999. His credits include Griffin and Phoenix (1976), Heartbeeps (1981), co-writer of Little Nikita (1988) and Quigley Down Under, (1990). He now teaches writing and filmmaking at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas (UNLV).) Las Vegas sun (Online), March 28, 2024 $b (in article Find a voice, sure, but find a paycheck, too, originally posted May 9, 2009: John Hill; Hollywood screenwriter for more than a quarter-century; moved to Los Angeles from Kansas in 1971, at age of 24; in his 40s, moved with his wife back to her Alabama hometown and operated a bookstore; inspired by a book he read, wrote a script about an Antarctic explorer and sold it; at age of 50, his career stalled and he moved to Las Vegas; teaches writing in continuing education classes at UNLV; makes his own low-budget movies: writing, directing, producing, editing and starring in them; Emmy for “L.A. law” in 1991) $u https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/07/find-voice-sure-find-paycheck-too/?fbclid=IwAR37DBezSXr95TtEj5AwW-k1Jiz9RUPRvERKHLDVr3UUgQhT9edNyL9Wn68 |
| Associated language | eng |
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