(December 20, 1921-December 27, 2002)
Won the 1973 Best Director Oscar ('The Sting')
Directed 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' 'The World of Henry Orient,' 'The Great Waldo Pepper,' 'Slap Shot' and 'The World According to Garp'

He went by three names.
He named one of his sons after himself.
His film 'Slap Shot' had more cursing than almost any movie ever made.

He won two Emmy Awards.
He received a Tony nomination for directing the Broadway production of 'Look Homeward, Angel'
He was a skilled pilot.
He quit directing to become a professor at Yale.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

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