John Huston

John Huston

Date of Birth:

Aug 05, 1906

Place of Birth:

Nevada, Missouri, USA

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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filmography:

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

Happy Birthday, Marilyn! Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

1980

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Directed by William Wyler Directed by William Wyler

1986

Annie Annie

1982

Freud: The Secret Passion Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

Angela Angela

1977

Circasia Circasia

1976

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

1978

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

Making 'The Misfits' Making 'The Misfits'

2002

The Journey of Robert Kennedy The Journey of Robert Kennedy

1970

Epic Epic

1985

Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

1982

On the Trail of the Iguana On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

Buñuel Buñuel

1984

Bogart: The Untold Story Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

2017

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage

1951

We Were Strangers We Were Strangers

1949

The Kremlin Letter The Kremlin Letter

1970

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

1998

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

Observations Under the Volcano Observations Under the Volcano

1984

Agee Agee

1980

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

1997

American Caesar American Caesar

1983

Two Americans Two Americans

1929

Hollywood and the Stars Hollywood and the Stars

1964

John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul

2021

Five Came Back Five Came Back

2017

Lights, Camera, Annie! Lights, Camera, Annie!

1982

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

1983

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

2001

Ride This Way Grey Horse Ride This Way Grey Horse

1970

Federico Fellini's Autobiography Federico Fellini's Autobiography

2000

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966

Arthur Miller: Writer Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1989

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010

City Lights: John Huston City Lights: John Huston

1979

Winter Kills Winter Kills

1979

Myra Breckinridge Myra Breckinridge

1970

Sherlock Holmes in New York Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

Wise Blood Wise Blood

1979

The Wind and the Lion The Wind and the Lion

1975

The Biggest Battle The Biggest Battle

1978

Tentacles Tentacles

1977

Man in the Wilderness Man in the Wilderness

1971

Candy Candy

1968

Casino Royale Casino Royale

1967

Cannery Row Cannery Row

1982

The Bible: In the Beginning... The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

Momo Momo

1986

The Hobbit The Hobbit

1977

The Return of the King The Return of the King

1980

Moby Dick Moby Dick

1956

The Cardinal The Cardinal

1963

Breakout Breakout

1975

Report from the Aleutians Report from the Aleutians

1943

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

Lovesick Lovesick

1983

The Visitor The Visitor

1979

Hell's Heroes Hell's Heroes

1929

The Screen Director The Screen Director

1951

San Pietro San Pietro

1945

The Other Side of the Wind The Other Side of the Wind

2018

The List of Adrian Messenger The List of Adrian Messenger

1963

Battle for the Planet of the Apes Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

Mr. Corbett's Ghost Mr. Corbett's Ghost

1987

The Misfits The Misfits

1961

The Black Cauldron The Black Cauldron

1985

Notes from Under the Volcano Notes from Under the Volcano

1984

Welles' Language Welles' Language

1990

Head On Head On

1980

De Sade De Sade

1969

A Walk with Love and Death A Walk with Love and Death

1969

Rocky Road to Dublin Rocky Road to Dublin

1968

Jaguar Lives! Jaguar Lives!

1979

The Deserter The Deserter

1970

Hollywood on Trial Hollywood on Trial

1976

The Bridge in the Jungle The Bridge in the Jungle

1971

A Minor Miracle A Minor Miracle

1983

The Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle

1978

Chinatown Chinatown

1974

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