Biography
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
all 163
Movies 146
self 55
Director 35
TV Shows 17
Producer 10
Narrator 10
Writer 8
Voice 4
Screenplay 4
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
Five Came Back (2017)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Mr. North (1988)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987)
The Dead (1987)
Momo (1986)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Epic (1985)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Under the Volcano (1984)
A Minor Miracle (1983)
Lovesick (1983)
American Caesar (1983)
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983)
Annie (1982)
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston (1982)
Cannery Row (1982)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Agee (1980)
Phobia (1980)
Head On (1980)
The Return of the King (1980)
Wise Blood (1979)
City Lights: John Huston (1979)
Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Winter Kills (1979)
The Visitor (1979)
The Word (1978)
The Biggest Battle (1978)
The Hobbit (1977)
Angela (1977)
The Rhinemann Exchange (1977)
Tentacles (1977)
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
Independence (1976)
Circasia (1976)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Breakout (1975)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Fat City (1972)
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
The Last Run (1971)
The Deserter (1970)
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
De Sade (1969)
Sinful Davey (1969)
Candy (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Casino Royale (1967)
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
National Geographic Specials (1965)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Cardinal (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
The Misfits (1961)
The Unforgiven (1960)
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
Moby Dick (1956)
Beat the Devil (1953)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
The African Queen (1952)
The Prowler (1951)
The Screen Director (1951)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
We Were Strangers (1949)
Key Largo (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Let There Be Light (1946)
The Killers (1946)
The Stranger (1946)
San Pietro (1945)
Tunisian Victory (1944)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Winning Your Wings (1942)
In This Our Life (1942)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
Juarez (1939)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Jezebel (1938)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Hell's Heroes (1929)
Saga of Western Man
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-08-05
Deathday1987-08-28 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNevada, United States
Religionatheism
Height187-centimeter
RelationshipsCeleste Shane (1972 - 1977), Enrica Soma (1950 - 1969), Dorothy Harvey (1925 - 1933), Evelyn Keyes (1946 - 1950), Lesley Black (1937 - 1945)
ChildrenTony Huston, Allegra Huston, Danny Huston, Anjelica Huston
FatherWalter Huston
MotherRhea Gore
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJohn Marcellus Huston, Τζον Χιούστον, 존 휴스턴, Джон Хʼюстон
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Lion, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Director
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