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person_profile-John Huston

John Huston Died at age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Huston

Date of Birth:

Aug 05, 1906

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 28, 1987

Biography of

John Huston

    John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Prizzi's Honor (1985).

    In his early years, Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He explored the visual aspects of his films throughout his career, sketching each scene on paper beforehand, then carefully framing his characters during the shooting. While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work, Huston instead created his films while they were being shot, with little editing needed. Some of Huston's films were adaptations of important novels, often depicting an "heroic quest," as in Moby Dick, or The Red Badge of Courage. In many films, different groups of people, while struggling toward a common goal, would become doomed, forming "destructive alliances," giving the films a dramatic and visual tension. Many of his films involved themes such as religion, meaning, truth, freedom, psychology, colonialism, and war.

    Huston has been referred to as "a titan", "a rebel", and a "renaissance man" in the Hollywood film industry. Author Ian Freer describes him as "cinema's Ernest Hemingway"—a filmmaker who was "never afraid to tackle tough issues head on." During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Oscar nominations, winning twice. He directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston, to Oscar wins.

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John Huston

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Filmography of

John Huston

Found 13 Movies in total

Mr. North

Screenplay

... 1988

Fat City

Director

... 1972

The Kremlin Letter

Admiral ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1970

A Walk with Love and Death

Robert the Elder ( Actor )

Director

... 1969

... 1969

... 1967

The Misfits

Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1961

Moby Dick

Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1956

Beat the Devil

Screenplay

... 1953

Moulin Rouge

Screenplay

... 1952

The Prowler

Producer

... 1951

... 1950

The Stranger

Co-writer

... 1946