Howard Hawks
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 30, 1896
- Died
- December 26, 1977 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Goshen, Indiana, USA
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 "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Hawks influenced numerous filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.
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Filmography
Rio Lobo
Movie · Director
El Dorado
Movie · Director
Red Line 7000
Movie · Director
Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie · Director
Hatari!
Movie · Director
Rio Bravo
Movie · Director
Land of the Pharaohs
Movie · Director
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Movie · Director
O. Henry's Full House
Movie · Director
Monkey Business
Movie · Director
The Big Sky
Movie · Director
I Was a Male War Bride
Movie · Director
Red River
Movie · Director
A Song Is Born
Movie · Director
The Big Sleep
Movie · Director
To Have and Have Not
Movie · Director
Air Force
Movie · Director
The Outlaw
Movie · Co-Director
Ball of Fire
Movie · Director
Sergeant York
Movie · Director
His Girl Friday
Movie · Director
Only Angels Have Wings
Movie · Director
Bringing Up Baby
Movie · Director
Ceiling Zero
Movie · Director
Come and Get It
Movie · Director
The Road to Glory
Movie · Director
Barbary Coast
Movie · Director
Twentieth Century
Movie · Director
Today We Live
Movie · Director
Scarface
Movie · Director
Tiger Shark
Movie · Director
The Crowd Roars
Movie · Director
The Crowd Roars
Movie · Co-Director
The Criminal Code
Movie · Director
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · Director
Trent's Last Case
Movie · Director
Fazil
Movie · Director
A Girl in Every Port
Movie · Director
The Air Circus
Movie · Director
Paid to Love
Movie · Director
Cradle Snatchers
Movie · Director
Fig Leaves
Movie · Director
The Road to Glory
Movie · Director
Bob Hampton of Placer
Movie · Assistant Director
Dinty
Movie · Assistant Director
Go and Get It
Movie · Assistant Director
A Little Princess
Movie · Assistant Director
In Again, Out Again
Movie · Assistant Director