Louisa Horton
Louisa Fleetwood Horton (September 20, 1920 – January 25, 2008) was an American film, television and stage actress, who used her given name, Louisa Horton, professionally. She was the former wife of the late The Sting director, George Roy Hill, with whom she had four children.
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Louisa Horton

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- Name
- Louisa Horton Hill
- Birth Name
- Louisa Horton
- Born
- 20 September 1920
- Birthplace
- Beijing, China
- Died
- 25 January 2008
- Place of death
- Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Louisa Fleetwood Horton (September 20, 1920 – January 25, 2008) was an American film, television and stage actress, who used her given name, Louisa Horton, professionally. She was the former wife of the late The Sting director, George Roy Hill, with whom she had four children.
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• Name — Louisa Horton Hill • Birth Name — Louisa Horton • Born — 20 September 1920 • Birthplace — Beijing, China • Died — 25 January 2008 • Place of death — Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Children — 4 • Years Active — 1948–2005
Early life
Early life
Horton was born to Jeter Rice and Frances Breckinridge (née Steele) Horton in Beijing, China. The daughter of a United States Marine Corps officer, she was raised in Haiti and the area around Washington, D.C.
Career
Career
• Illustration — All My Sons: Horton, Edward G. Robinson, Chester Erskine (producer) and Burt Lancaster, 1948 Horton made her feature film debut in All My Sons in 1948, opposite Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster in a film based upon the play by Arthur Miller. Her additional film credits included Swashbuckler, a 1976 film starring James Earl Jones and Robert Shaw. She made her Broadway debut in 1946, playing the lead in the romantic comedy The Voice of the Turtle. She later received attention for her role as the mother of a lesbian daughter in the off-Broadway play The Blessing in 1989. Her television roles include many live television series.
Personal life
Personal life
Horton met her husband George Roy Hill when they were both actors in a Shakespeare repertory company. They were married in 1951, and had four children, but divorced in the 1970s. They reportedly remained close even after their separation. George Roy Hill, who was best known for directing the 1973's The Sting, an Oscar-winning film, as well as 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, died in 2002.
Death
Death
She lived in Manhattan for nearly 50 years before her death. Louisa Horton Hill died on January 25, 2008, at the Lillian Booth Actors' Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, aged 87. She was survived by four children and 12 grandchildren.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1948 — All My Sons — Ann Deever • 1952 — Walk East on Beacon — Mrs. Elaine Wilben • 1976 — Swashbuckler — Lady Barnet • 1976 — Alice, Sweet Alice — Dr. Whitman

Louisa Horton Patrick McVey in the TV series Suspense, episode Edge of Panic (cropped screenshot)
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Louisa Horton in the TV series Suspense, episode Edge of Panic (cropped screenshot)
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Louisa Horton born at Beijing.
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Louisa Horton died at Lillian Booth Actors Home.
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Her recorded language was English. She married George Roy Hill.
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