Hill was born in Long Beach, California, the younger of two sons. His paternal grandfather was a wildcat oil driller; his father worked at Douglas Aircraft as a supervisor on the assembly line. Hill has said that hi… See more

After this contract to make historical documentaries finished, Hill worked for a time in the mail room at Universal ("Somebody told me that was a good way to meet people" ). He then got into the training pro… See more

During this time Hill was writing screenplays on nights and on the weekends.
"I began to read screenplays that were being made, and I hesitate to say this, but I guess I rea… See more