Heather Hill , the six-time Emmy Award-winning director who directed hundreds of episodes of “ The Young and the Restless ,” died on Oct. 10 in Las Vegas. She was 85.

A pioneer for women in daytime drama, she began her television career in her hometown of New York City after graduating from Rye Country Day School. She became a production assistant on the CBS soap opera “Love of Life,” which ran for 29 seasons during the 1950s until the 1980s.

While in New York City, Hill also rose from assistant director to director, helming episodes for daytime dramas including “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” “Search for Tomorrow” and “As the World Turns.”

In 1985, Hill relocated to Los Angeles and became a contract director for the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.”

She remained a par

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