Howard Hawks

Known for DirectingBorn 1896-05-30Died 1977-12-26Goshen, 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 [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.Read more

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

The Air Circus

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

The Crowd Roars

The Dawn of a Tomorrow

Empty Hands

The Heritage of the Desert

Bob Hampton of Placer

Scarface

Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Rio Bravo

Trent's Last Case

Filmmakers in Action

The Dressmaker from Paris

El Dorado

The Big Sleep

To Have and Have Not

Bringing Up Baby

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Red River

Ball of Fire

His Girl Friday

Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life

Scarface

Go and Get It

Only Angels Have Wings

Man's Favorite Sport?

Sergeant York

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

I Was a Male War Bride

Hatari!

O. Henry's Full House

Tiger Love

Quicksands

Monkey Business

The Thing from Another World

Rio Lobo

Come and Get It

Twentieth Century

The Dawn Patrol

The Big Sky

Air Force

Land of the Pharaohs

The Road to Glory

A Song Is Born

Tiger Shark

Barbary Coast