Biography

Gladys Hill was born in 1916. She was a writer and actress, known for The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Stranger (1946) and Annie (1982). She died on April 8, 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.

Frequently worked with 'John Huston'.

Co-writer of John Huston's screenplay for "The Man Who Would be King," as well as being the director's long-time assistant. It was jokingly said of her that, during her long employment with Huston, she had done every kind of job "except that of mistress". It was Huston who found her dead body after she had succumbed to a fatal heart attack. He described her as his "closest woman friend" and was devastated by this sudden demise.

When John Huston was signed to direct "The Last Run" at the beginning of the 1970s, he was very dissatisfied with the screenplay and Gladys Hill and Tony Huston (the director's son) did extensive rewriting on it. The star, George C. Scott, rejected all their contributions and was personally quite rude about them. Huston resigned from the project and Richard Fleischer took over, going back to Alan Sharp's original script. The film was an expensive flop; more than one review suggested that the script needed a rewrite.