Howard Hawks
Film director
1896 – 1977
Who was Howard Hawks?
Howard Winchester Hawks 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 such as Scarface, Bringing Up Baby, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Red River, The Thing from Another World, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo.
In 1942, Hawks was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York, and in 1975 he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award as "a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema."
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- Born
- May 30, 1896
Goshen - Also known as
- Howard Winchester Hawks
- The Silver Fox
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Athole Shearer
(1928/05/28 - 1940/12/05) - Slim Keith
(1941/12/11 - 1949/06/09) - Dee Hartford
(1953/02/20 - 1960/03/04)
- Athole Shearer
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Lived in
- Indiana
- Died
- Dec 26, 1977
Palm Springs
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on July 23, 2013
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