John Huston

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Full Name
John Marcellus Huston
Born
August 5th, 1906
Height
6ft 2in
Hometown
Nevada, Missouri, United States
Net Worth
Estimated $50 million
Family
John Huston was born to Canadian-born journalist Rhea Gore and actor Walter Huston in Nevada, Missouri. He married five times throughout his life and had five children, including Academy Award-winning actor Anjelica Huston, writer Tony Huston and producer Danny Huston. The Huston family became one of the most distinguished acting and filmmaking dynasties in Hollywood history.
Top Movies
'The Maltese Falcon', 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre', 'The African Queen', 'The Man Who Would Be King', 'The Dead'
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Director', Academy Award for 'Best Adapted Screenplay', Golden Globe Award for 'Best Director', Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (Venice Film Festival)
Fun Facts
John Huston became the first person to direct his own father, Walter Huston, to an Academy Award-winning performance in 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre', with John also winning Oscars for directing and screenwriting the same film. ### A passionate adventurer, Huston spent much of his life travelling the world, living in Ireland and Mexico, and pursuing interests including boxing, painting and big-game hunting. ### His final film, 'The Dead' (1987), was completed while he was in poor health and is widely regarded as one of the greatest farewell films by any director.
Related Actors
Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Anjelica Huston, Jack Nicholson

John Huston was an American film director, screenwriter and actor whose adventurous storytelling and uncompromising vision made him one of the defining filmmakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

Across a career spanning more than four decades, Huston directed an extraordinary range of films, from film noir and literary adaptations to adventure epics and psychological dramas. His landmark works include ‘The Maltese Falcon’, ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’, ‘The African Queen’, ‘The Misfits’, ‘The Man Who Would Be King’, ‘Prizzi’s Honor’ and ‘The Dead’. Renowned for his distinctive visual style, literary sensibility and fascination with flawed, morally complex characters, Huston remains one of cinema’s most influential directors.

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John Huston was an American filmmaker and actor best known for directing classics including 'The Maltese Falcon', 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre', 'The African Queen' and 'The Man Who Would Be King'.
'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' is often regarded as John Huston's masterpiece, although 'The Maltese Falcon', 'The African Queen', 'The Man Who Would Be King' and 'The Dead' are also among his finest works.
John Huston won two Academy Awards for 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948): 'Best Director' and 'Best Adapted Screenplay'.
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