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File No. 741017 · Adjudicated
Arthur Hiller
Director — Love Story, The Hospital, Silver Streak
Born
1923
Birthplace
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Alberta
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997, making him the first Canadian to lead the organization that runs the Oscars.
The verdict
Born in Edmonton, studied at U of T, then headed south to become one of Hollywood's most successful directors — helming Love Story, The In-Laws, and Silver Streak. Canada proudly claims him, even if most of his career unfolded in LA.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org