Howard Hawks
![]() Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He was born Howard Winchester Hawks in Goshen, Indiana. He died in Palm Springs, California, from the aftermath of a fall. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hawks was known for his versatility as a director, filming comedies, dramas, and Westerns with equal ease and skill. Critic Leonard Maltin has labelled Hawks "the greatest American director who is not a household name," noting that, while his work may not be as well known as Ford, Welles, or Hitchcock, he is no less a talented filmmaker. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Howard Hawks has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hawks was notorious for fabricating stories about the movie business, usually in a way which inflated his already considerable contributions to it. One such story has it that Hawks told Ernest Hemingway that he could make a good movie out of the worst thing that Hemingway had ever written, at which point Hemingway challenged him to make a movie out of To Have and Have Not. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
May 30: May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). There are 215 days remaining.... 1896: 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).... December 26: December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. There are 5 days remaining.... Howard Hawks related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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