Howard Hawks
Directing
Born 1896-05-30
Died 1977-12-26
Goshen, Indiana, USA
74 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
Academy Honorary Award 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 1942 Best Director Nominated Sergeant York
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
- — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won
Academy Honorary Award 1 won
- 1975 Academy Honorary Award Won
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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
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Directing
39 credits
Rio Bravo
The Big Sleep
El Dorado
Scarface
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
His Girl Friday
Red River
Bringing Up Baby
Rio Lobo
Sergeant York
Hatari!
Monkey Business
The Outlaw
The Big Sky
To Have and Have Not
Land of the Pharaohs
Only Angels Have Wings
Ball of Fire
I Was a Male War Bride
O. Henry's Full House
Air Force
Twentieth Century
A Song Is Born
Barbary Coast
Man's Favorite Sport?
Fazil
Red Line 7000
The Road to Glory
Today We Live
The Criminal Code
The Dawn Patrol
Tiger Shark
Come and Get It
Cradle Snatchers
Fig Leaves
A Girl in Every Port
Ceiling Zero
The Crowd Roars
Paid to Love
Producing
23 credits
Rio Bravo
The Big Sleep
El Dorado
Scarface
His Girl Friday
Red River
Bringing Up Baby
Rio Lobo
Sergeant York
The Thing from Another World
Hatari!
The Big Sky
To Have and Have Not
Land of the Pharaohs
Only Angels Have Wings
Twentieth Century
Man's Favorite Sport?
Red Line 7000
Corvette K-225
Today We Live
The Criminal Code
Fig Leaves
Quicksands
Acting
17 credits
Scarface
Filmmakers in Action
Scarface
Red River
Monkey Business
Red Line 7000
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
The Dawn Patrol
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
1925 Studio Tour
The Crowd Roars
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Marilyn at the Movies
Metropolis Refound
Writing
9 credits
The Thing from Another World
Red Line 7000
Tiger Shark
Indianapolis Speedway
Fig Leaves
A Girl in Every Port
The Dressmaker from Paris
The Crowd Roars
Quicksands
Other credits
5 credits
The Men Who Made the Movies
Bob Hampton of Placer
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
Go and Get It
A Little Princess
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