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Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." [2]
Learn about the life and career of Howard Hawks, one of the most celebrated and versatile filmmakers in Hollywood history. From his wealthy upbringing to his influential movies, discover his achievements, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
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- Goshen, Indiana, USA
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May 26, 2024 · Howard Hawks (born May 30, 1896, Goshen, Indiana, U.S.—died December 26, 1977, Palm Springs, California) was an American motion-picture director who maintained a consistent personal style within the framework of traditional film genres in work that ranged from the 1920s to the ’70s.
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Howard Hawks (1896–1977) was an American film director who made 40 films between 1926 and 1970. He is responsible for classic films in genres ranging from film noir, screwball comedy, crime, science fiction and Western.
- Rio Bravo (1959) In response to Gary Cooper’s cowardice in High Noon, Hawks reunited with Wayne for another classic western about a lawman who refuses to flee in the face of adversity.
- His Girl Friday (1940) Hawks helped to define the romcom conventions that are still used to this day with his screwball comedy masterpiece His Girl Friday, about a newspaper editor covering a story with his ex-wife, an ace reporter, in a bid to win her back from her new fiancé.
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) Hawks’ comedy classic Bringing Up Baby revolves around a series of wacky misadventures involving a paleontologist, an airheaded heiress, and a leopard named Baby.
- The Big Sleep (1946) Raymond Chandler’s classic crime novel The Big Sleep, a pulpy tale of blackmail and murder, was turned into a classic film noir when Hawks got his hands on the film rights.
May 27, 2016 · Howard Hawks: 10 essential films + 3 underrated ones. Across film noir, action-adventure, westerns and screwball comedies, Howard Hawks made some of the most flat-out entertaining movies you could ever see. Sometimes championing 10 just isn't enough...
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May 27, 2023 · Tour our photo gallery of Hawks’ 20 greatest films, including some of the titles listed above, as well as “Twentieth Century,” “The Thing from Another World,” “Ball of Fire” and more ...
