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Howard Hawks

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Editor, Additional Credits
Born May 30, 1896Died December 26, 1977 (81 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • His Girl Friday
  • Ball of Fire
  • Rio Lobo
  • The Outlaw
  • Air Force
  • A Song Is Born
  • Come and Get It
  • Barbary Coast

Known For

  • Scarface
  • The Big Sleep
  • Bringing Up Baby
  • His Girl Friday
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • To Have and Have Not
  • Red River
  • The Thing from Another World
  • El Dorado
  • Scarface
  • Only Angels Have Wings
  • Monkey Business
  • Ball of Fire
  • Hatari!
  • Rio Lobo
  • I Was a Male War Bride
  • Twentieth Century
  • Man's Favorite Sport?
  • Land of the Pharaohs
  • The Big Sky
  • Air Force
  • A Song Is Born
  • The Outlaw
  • Come and Get It

Howard Hawks Filmography

1983
Scarface · as Original Film Writer
1952
Monkey Business · as Screenplay
1951
1943
1938
1934
Viva Villa! · as Contributing Writer
1933
1932
1932
1924

1965
Red Line 7000 · as Driver (uncredited)
1952
Monkey Business · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Scarface · as Man On Bed (uncredited)
1930
The Dawn Patrol · as German Pilot (uncredited)

2024
Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes · as Self - Director
2017
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière · as Self (archive Footage)
2014
2010
Metropolis Refound · as Self (archive Footage)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive Footage)
2008
2008
2006
Big John · as Self
2005
Filmmakers in Action · as Self (archive Footage)
1997
1997
1978
1977
The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self
1975
47th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient
1973
1964
Cinema (TV Series) · as Self

1965
Red Line 7000 · as Story
1943
The Outlaw · as Co-Director
1939
1939
Only Angels Have Wings · as Story "plane From Barranca"
1938
The Dawn Patrol · as Story
1932
La foule hurle · as Co-Director
1932
La foule hurle · as Story
1932
The Crowd Roars · as Story
1930
The Dawn Patrol · as Adaptation
1928
1927
Underworld · as Scenario
1926
Fig Leaves · as Story
1926
The Road to Glory · as Story
1925
1925
1920
Dinty · as Assistant Director
1917
A Little Princess · as Assistant Director

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