Richard L. Hilliard ’52

Richard died Aug. 7, 2012.

Coming to the class from St. Paul’s School, he joined Colonial Club, majored in English, and produced some of his own films.

After graduation he served in the Army (counterintelligence), then returned to Princeton to work at General Devices, an electronics company. Upon the death of his wife, Sally, he moved to Boston and became a producer at WGBH-TV. A second marriage ended in divorce. He produced and directed a film, The Playground , which was written by George Garrett ’52. In 1965 he moved to Los Angeles to produce and direct films for EMCO.

Richard’s wit is displayed in the following statement he made for the Book of Our History: “2000: Could no longer battle the jungle; moved to southern Nevada to join wonderful ex-wife Zenaida as housemate. But — Las Vegas. Is this home???? Life’s enduring enrichments are: Knowing it can’t last forever.”

Richard leaves his brother, Henry ’43, and brother-in-law Michael Potter ’46.