Howard Hawks

Also known as Howard Winchester Hawks

American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977)

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Howard Hawks was an American screenwriter, film producer, film director, and actor. Born in Elkhart County, Indiana, on May 30, 1896, he began his work period in 1916. He participated in World War I and was educated at Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering, and Phillips Exeter Academy. Hawks spoke German and English, his native language. He was married to Athole Shearer and Dee Hartford and had siblings William Hawks and Kenneth Hawks.

Hawks received an Academy Honorary Award and holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. His notable works include *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), *Rio Lobo*, *Thing from the World's End*, and *Thing - o Monstro Do Ártico*. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He died of a stroke in Palm Springs on December 26, 1977, due to natural causes.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1896
Died: 1977
Works: 13

Top works

Thing - o Monstro Do Ártico
Thing from the World's End
Only angels have wings (1939)
Kantoku Hawādo Hōkusu "eiga" o kataru
Rio Lobo

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Film & TV

Goshen, Indiana, USA

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…

Known for

Hawks on Hawks — Self (archive footage)2017
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière — Self (archive footage)2017
Marilyn at the Movies — Self (archive footage)2011
Metropolis Refound — Self (archive footage)2010
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self (archive footage)2008
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' — Self (archive footage)2007
Filmmakers in Action — Self (archive footage)2006
Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook — Self (Archive Footage)1999
Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life — Self1978

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1896–1977
Nationality: US, XXU, USA
Role / Field: Motion picture producers, Motion picture directors, Film director, 프로듀서producer, Motion picture producers and directors, Motion pictures production and direction
Language: eng, eng.
Gender: Male

Recorded by 31 libraries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Howard
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Elkhart County
Place of death: Palm Springs
Spouse: Dee Hartford
Sibling: Kenneth Hawks
Occupation: producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Conflict: World War I
Image: Howard Hawks head shot.jpg

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Commons category: Howard Hawks
date of birth: 1896-05-30
date of death: 1977-12-26
cause of death: stroke
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director
related category: Category:Films directed by Howard Hawks
start of work period: 1916-00-00
writing language: English language
Commons Creator page: Howard Hawks
end of work period: 1970-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. The critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." Roger Ebert called Hawks "one of the greatest American directors of pure movies, and a hero of auteur critics because he found his own laconic values in so many different kinds of genre material." He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York (1941) and earned the Honorary Academy Award in 1974.

A versatile director, Hawks explored many genres such as comedies, dramas, gangster films, science fiction, film noir, war films and Westerns. His most popular films include Scarface (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948), The Thing from Another World (1951), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959). His frequent portrayals of strong, tough-talking female characters came to define the "Hawksian woman".

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