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Arthur Hiller, who received anOscar nomination for directing the hugely popular romantic tragedy Love Story during a career that spanned dozens of popular movies and TV shows, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 92.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesannounced his death Wednesday. Hiller served as Academy president from 1993-97.
Although since dismissed by some as overly syrupy, Love Story, with Ali MacGraw andRyan O'Neal as star-crossed Ivy League lovers, was one of the most popular movies of 1970. The film, based on the popular novel of the same name by Erich Segal, reduced thousands of moviegoers to tears and created a national catch phrase: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."
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