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Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Director · Born 1896-05-30 · Goshen, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres, including screwball comedies [Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)], westerns [Red River (1948), Rio Bravo (1959), El Dorado (1967)], adventure films [Only Angels Have Wings (1939), To Have and Have Not (1944)], films noirs [The Big Sleep (1946)] and gangster films [Scarface (1932)]. Notable characteristics of his films are independent and tough-talking female protagonists ("Hawksian woman") and witty and fast-paced dialogues. In 1975, Hawks was awarded the Honorary Academy Award as "a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema," and in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York. Hawks has been considered by film critics to be an auteur because of his recognizable style and frequent use of certain thematic elements. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "panthe…

Directed

  1. Rio Bravo (1959) — Director
  2. The Big Sleep (1946) — Director
  3. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — Director
  4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — Director
  5. His Girl Friday (1940) — Director
  6. Scarface (1932) — Director
  7. Red River (1948) — Director
  8. El Dorado (1966) — Director
  9. To Have and Have Not (1945) — Director
  10. Monkey Business (1952) — Director
  11. Rio Lobo (1970) — Director
  12. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Director
  13. Hatari! (1962) — Director
  14. Ball of Fire (1941) — Director
  15. Sergeant York (1941) — Director
  16. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) — Director
  17. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) — Director
  18. Twentieth Century (1934) — Director
  19. Land of the Pharaohs (1955) — Director
  20. The Big Sky (1952) — Director
  21. Air Force (1943) — Director
  22. O. Henry's Full House (1952) — Director
  23. A Song Is Born (1948) — Director
  24. Come and Get It (1936) — Director
  25. Barbary Coast (1935) — Director
  26. Red Line 7000 (1965) — Director
  27. The Dawn Patrol (1930) — Director
  28. The Criminal Code (1931) — Director
  29. A Girl in Every Port (1928) — Director
  30. Fig Leaves (1926) — Director
  31. The Crowd Roars (1932) — Director
  32. Ceiling Zero (1936) — Director
  33. Today We Live (1933) — Director
  34. Tiger Shark (1932) — Director
  35. Fazil (1928) — Director
  36. The Road to Glory (1936) — Director
  37. Paid to Love (1927) — Director
  38. Cradle Snatchers (1927) — Director
  39. The Road to Glory (1926) — Director
  40. Trent's Last Case (1929) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Scarface (1932) — Man on Bed (uncredited)
  2. Monkey Business (1952) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  3. Red Line 7000 (1965) — Driver (uncredited)
  4. The Dawn Patrol (1930) — German Pilot (uncredited)
  5. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) — Self
  6. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self (archive footage)
  7. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) — Self (archive footage)
  8. The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) — Self
  9. Metropolis Refound (2010) — Self (archive footage)
  10. Filmmakers in Action (2006) — Self (archive footage)
  11. Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  12. Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life (1978) — Self
  13. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942) — Self
  14. Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook (1999) — Self (Archive Footage)
  15. Hawks on Hawks (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  16. Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' (2007) — Self (archive footage)
  17. Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970) — Self
  18. Marilyn at the Movies (2011) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (1977) — Self
  20. The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)