Howard Hawks
Born: 1896-05-30 in Goshen, Indiana, USA
Died: 1977-12-26
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2017
- Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière as Self (archive footage)
- Hawks on Hawks as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Metropolis Refound as Self (archive footage)
2009
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
2008
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Filmmakers in Action as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook as Self (Archive Footage)
1983
- Scarface ... (Original Film Writer)
1978
1970
- Rio Lobo ... (Producer)
- Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo as Self
1966
- El Dorado ... (Director)
1965
- Red Line 7000 as Driver (uncredited)
1964
- Man's Favorite Sport? ... (Director)
1962
- Hatari! ... (Director)
1959
- Rio Bravo ... (Director)
1955
- Land of the Pharaohs ... (Director)
1953
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ... (Director)
1952
- The Big Sky ... (Director)
- O. Henry's Full House ... (Director)
- Monkey Business as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
- The Thing from Another World ... (Producer)
1949
- I Was a Male War Bride ... (Director)
1948
- Red River ... (Producer)
- A Song Is Born ... (Director)
1946
- The Big Sleep ... (Director)
1945
- To Have and Have Not ... (Director)
1943
- The Outlaw ... (Co-Director)
- Air Force ... (Director)
- Corvette K-225 ... (Producer)
1942
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 as Self
1941
- Sergeant York ... (Director)
- Ball of Fire ... (Director)
1940
- His Girl Friday ... (Director)
1939
- Indianapolis Speedway ... (Story)
- Only Angels Have Wings ... (Director)
1938
- Bringing Up Baby ... (Director)
1936
- Ceiling Zero ... (Director)
- The Road to Glory ... (Director)
- Come and Get It ... (Director)
1935
- Barbary Coast ... (Director)
1934
- Twentieth Century ... (Director)
1933
- Today We Live ... (Director)
1932
- Tiger Shark ... (Director)
- Scarface as Man on Bed (uncredited)
- The Crowd Roars ... (Director)
- The Crowd Roars ... (Co-Director)
1931
- The Criminal Code ... (Producer)
1930
- The Dawn Patrol as German Pilot (uncredited)
1929
- Trent's Last Case ... (Director)
1928
- Fazil ... (Director)
- A Girl in Every Port ... (Director)
- The Air Circus ... (Director)
1927
- Cradle Snatchers ... (Director)
- Paid to Love ... (Director)
1926
- Fig Leaves ... (Director)
- The Road to Glory ... (Story)
1925
- The Dressmaker from Paris ... (Story)
- 1925 Studio Tour as Self
1924
- Tiger Love ... (Writer)
1923
- Quicksands ... (Story)
1920
- Dinty ... (Assistant Director)
1917
- A Little Princess ... (Assistant Director)