Stanley H. Hill was born in England in 1908. He was graduated from London University, and in 1930 he came to the U.S. Hill eventually moved to Binghamton, Broome County, New York, and married Kathleen Sullivan. He worked for the British Immigration Service, Roberson Memorial, was head and senior contact representative for the Binghamton Veterans Administration office, served as the director of the Binghamton Theater Guild, chairman of the Broome County World Affairs Council, and as president of the American Civic Association. In his later years, Hill was a prolific writer and critic for The Binghamton Press and The Sun-Bulletin newspapers, reviewing local and national plays, musicals, and operas, as well as holding his regular columns "Stanley Hill..." and "The World of Stanley Hill." Hill died in January, 1972.