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John Huston
John Marcellus Huston was an American and Irish filmmaker and actor. In a career spanning five decades, he wrote the screenplays for many of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1980,…
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Born 5 August 1906 · Died 28 August 1987 · Q51575
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2026· 4 entries
“and I was shooting all these various things. He said,”
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“it was, of course, where Marilyn Monroe got her start.”
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The Guardian: The Misfits review – Marilyn Monroe is fascinatingly sad in John Huston’s desolate western
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: Oscars, eyebrows and accents: Anjelica Huston’s best roles - ranked!
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1987· 2 entries
In his rented home in Middletown, Rhode Island, from pneumonia as a complication of lung disease, aged 81
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Died 1987-08-28.
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded AFI Life Achievement Award (1983).
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And the Career Achievement Award from the U
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1981· 1 entry
His film Escape to Victory was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival
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1980· 1 entry
A Special Lion for the Overall Work in 1985, and a Silver Lion in 1953
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1972· 1 entry
Commented, "Criticism isn't a new experience for me
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1969· 1 entry
Shot Sinful Davey in Ireland using a mixed Irish and British cast
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1967· 1 entry
Huston gave Taoiseach Jack Lynch a tour of Ardmore and asked to form a committee to help foster a productive Irish film industry
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1965· 1 entry
Huston received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America
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1963· 1 entry
Director Otto Preminger asked if he would portray a Boston prelate in The Cardinal, and, writes author Philip Kemp, he "virtually stole the picture
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1960· 1 entry
Huston was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to motion pictures
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1952· 1 entry
Huston moved to Ireland as a result of his "disgust" at the "witch-hunt" and the "moral rot" he felt was created by investigation and hearings by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), which had affected m
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1951· 1 entry
And stayed at Luggala, County Wicklow, the home of Garech Browne, a member of the Guinness family
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1950· 2 entries
Huston chose Gregory Peck to play the role
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Wrote and directed The Asphalt Jungle, a film which broke new ground by depicting criminals as somewhat sympathetic characters, simply doing their professional work, "an occupation like any other"
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1949· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1949).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1949).
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1948· 1 entry
Huston directed Key Largo, again starring Humphrey Bogart
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1942· 2 entries
Directed two more hits, In This Our Life (1942), starring Bette Davis, and Across the Pacific, another thriller starring Humphrey Bogart
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Huston served in the United States Army during World War II, making films for the Army Signal Corps
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1933· 2 entries
Huston struck and killed a pedestrian, a Brazilian dancer named Tosca Roulien, wife of Raul Roulien
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Was in a romantic relationship with actress Zita Johann
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1932· 1 entry
Including Murders in the Rue Morgue, A House Divided, and Law and Order
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1931· 1 entry
When he was 25, he moved back to Los Angeles in hopes of writing for the blossoming film industry
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1906· 1 entry
Born 1906-08-05.
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