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Birth Name: John Marcellus Huston

Born: 5 August 1906 Died: 28 August 1987

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 2"


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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers (85 items)
list by Severin Severin
Published 11 years, 8 months ago 14 comments
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Greatest Movie Villains (92 items)
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Published 15 years, 1 month ago 19 comments
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The Director and The Muse (36 items)
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Published 12 years, 5 months ago 20 comments
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Directors and Their Masterpieces (55 items)
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Published 15 years, 9 months ago 40 comments
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Tribute to Audrey Hepburn (51 items)
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Published 8 years, 7 months ago 11 comments

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Description: An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, distant German and very remote Portuguese. The age-old story goes that the small town of his birth was won by John's grandfather in a poker game. John's father was the equally magnanimous character actor Walter Huston, and his mother, Rhea Gore, was a newspaperwoman who traveled around the country looking for st ... (more)
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4. Annie (1982)
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1. Chinatown (1974)
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4. Annie (1982)
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5. Casino Royale (1967)
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Books

1. An Open Book (1981)
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Gone, but not forgotten (1954 person items)
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Movies: Greatest Directors (62 person items)

"The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) The Asphalt Jungle (1950) The African Queen (1951) The Misfits (1961) The Unforgiven (1960) Casino Royale (1967) Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) Annie (1982) Victory (1981)"


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TCM’s The Essential Directors (56 person items)

"Must-See Movies The Maltese Falcon The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Key Largo The Asphalt Jungle The African Queen Moby Dick The Misfits The Night of the Iguana The Man Who Would Be King "


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Every Best Director Winner (71 person items)

"1948-The Treasure of the Sierra Madre "


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Father Director and Daughter Actress (Director) (26 person items)

"Director, Actor and Producer"


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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (1975) (15 movies items)

"Lor San Tekka!"


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The Revenant (1965) (5 movies items)

"Director!"


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Best Performances Poll (38 person items)

"Chinatown (Carlos Del Sira)"


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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 person items)

"Humphrey Bogart - The Maltese Falcon (1941) - Across the Pacific (1942) - The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948) - Key Largo (1948) - The African Queen (1951) - Beat the Devil (1953) Anjelica Huston - Sinful Davey (1969) - A Walk with Love and Death (1969) - Prizzi's Honor (1985) - The Dead (1987) George C. Scott - The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) - The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) - The Last Run (1971) Robert Morley - The African Queen (1952) - Beat the Devil (1953) - Sinful Davey (1969) "


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Oscars 1949 Winners (My Version) (26 movies items)

"Best Director! Winner: John Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre! Nominees: Laurence Olivier - Hamlet Jean Negulesco - Johnny Belinda Fred Zinnemann - The Search Antole Litvak - The Snake Pit"


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Tribute to Audrey Hepburn (51 person items)

""The Unforgiven" (1960) John Huston, american film director, screenwriter and actor."


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Legendary Filmakers & Their Masterpieces (20 movies items)

" Born August 5 1906 died August 28 1987 Directing Career : 1941-1987 Number Of Films : 42 __________ The Treasure Of Sierra Madre (1948) My Rating : 2.0 = Exceptional Moby Dick (1956) My Rating : 2.5 = Remarquable The African Queen (1951) My Rating : 2.5 = Remarquable "


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Most Influential Filmmakers (47 person items)
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