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John Huston
John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. Born in Missouri, Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He moved to Mexico and began his writing career with plays and short stories, later moving to Los Angeles as a Hollywood screenwriter. Known for his immense contribution in the world of cinema, Huston's directing debut came with The Maltese Falcon (1941). Over the next 45 years, he directed classics such as The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The African Queen (1951) and The Dead (1987). Throughout his career, Huston received 14 Academy Award nominations, winning twice. From directing to acting, Huston was recognised for his roles in films like The Cardinal (1963) and Chinatown (1974).
Referred to as "a titan", "a rebel", and a "renaissance man" in the Hollywood film industry, Huston traveled widely, living in France, Mexico, and Ireland. He was a citizen of the United States by birth but renounced this to become an Irish citizen and resident in 1964. He returned to the United States, where he lived the rest of his life. He was also the father of actress Anjelica Huston, whom he directed to an Oscar win.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: John Marcellus Huston
Born: Nevada, Missouri, U.S.
Citizenship: United States (until 1964; 1978–1987), Ireland (1964–1978)
Birthday: August 5, 1906
Occupations: Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years Active: 1930-1987
Children: 5
Spouses: Dorothy Harvey, Lesley Black, Evelyn Keyes, Enrica Soma, Celeste Shane
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Awards and Nominations Received by John Huston
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
ChinatownMovies Featuring John Huston
Chinatown
The Other Side of the Wind
Wise Blood
The Wind and the Lion
Winter Kills
Tentacles
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
And the Oscar Goes To…
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Making ‘The Misfits’
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Federico Fellini’s Autobiography
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
Pelé Forever
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Discovering Treasure: The Story of ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Phobia
Head On
Escape to Victory
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Lovesick
A Minor Miracle
Buñuel
George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey
Mr. Corbett’s Ghost
Agee
Directed by William Wyler
Momo
The Dead
Epic
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Notes from Under the Volcano
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
The Screen Director
Hollywood and the Stars
Report from the Aleutians
The Kremlin Letter
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Rocky Road to Dublin
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
Myra Breckinridge
The Visitor
A Walk with Love and Death
Man in the Wilderness
Moby Dick
The Red Badge of Courage
Freud: The Secret Passion
Independence
Across the Pacific
Hollywood on Trial
The Bermuda Triangle
The Rhinemann Exchange
The Hobbit
De Sade
Circasia
The Battle of San Pietro
The Bible: In the Beginning…
Tunisian Victory
In This Our Life
We Were Strangers
Key Largo
The MacKintosh Man
The Night of the Iguana
Jaguar Lives!
The List of Adrian Messenger
Moulin Rouge
The Deserter
Candy
Winning Your Wings
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
The Roots of Heaven
Bogart: The Untold Story
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Sinful Davey
Beat the Devil
Bogart: Here’s Looking at You, Kid
On the Trail of the Iguana
The Cardinal
The Unforgiven
Hell’s Heroes
Let There Be Light
Career Timeline
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2018
The Other Side of the Wind
Jake Hannaford
Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: Here’s Looking at You, Kid
Self (archive footage)
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Professor Moriarty
Independence
Hollywood on Trial
Narrator
Circasia
Ringmaster
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