Hal Ashby - Legacy

Legacy

A biography written by Nick Dawson entitled Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel was published in March 2009. Ashby was also discussed, and his output as director examined, at length in Peter Biskind's seminal book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (1998).

Also in 2009, a tribute was held to honor the work of Hal Ashby. The event was hosted by Cameron Crowe in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Among those in attendance, on June 25, 2009, was the musician, Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens. "The impact of my musical legacy was due in part to the fact that Hal Ashby embraced my albums and used them as a soundtrack for his amazing film Harold and Maude. People are as tied to that film as they are to my music and this event is an opportunity for me to honour the memory of the man", said Yusuf.