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  1. John Hughes (filmmaker) John Wilden Hughes Jr. [2] (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the National Lampoon magazine. He went on in Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful ...

  2. John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the National Lampoon magazine. He went on in Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of ...

  3. Mar 3, 2016 · Uncle Buck (1989) – source: Universal Pictures. Uncle Buck stars John Candy as the irresponsible uncle of the title, who is called upon to look after his brother’s children – played by Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffman and Jean Louisa Kelly. It saw Hughes continue his exploration of broader comedy, placing Candy in the forefront.

  4. Aug 7, 2009 · Culkin said Hughes was both an influential filmmaker and "a great and decent man". Hughes continued writing long after he directed his final film, the mawkish comedy Curly Sue, in 1991.

  5. Aug 7, 2009 · Fri 7 Aug 2009 17.13 EDT. B ack in 1985, the film-maker John Hughes – who was then in between The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, two of the best teen movies of all time ...

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  7. American filmmaker (1950–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Wilden Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He was born in Lansing, Michigan. He grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. He died of a heart attack in Manhattan, New York City.