FILM DIRECTOR

John Huston

1906 - 1987

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John Marcellus Huston ( HEW-stən; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and the BAFTA Fellowship in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Huston is the 106th most popular film director (up from 110th in 2019), the 912th most popular biography from United States (down from 757th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Film Director.

John Huston is most famous for directing films such as The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Huston ranks 106 out of 2,041. Before him are René Clair, Andrzej Żuławski, Jacques Audiard, Jacques Tati, Sidney Lumet, and Bong Joon-ho. After him are Zhang Yimou, Edwin S. Porter, George Cukor, Robert Altman, Walter Hill, and Mel Brooks.

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Among people born in 1906, John Huston ranks 51. Before him are Max Delbrück, Dino Buzzati, Klaus Mann, Albert Sabin, Ettore Majorana, and Empress Wanrong. After him are Lon Chaney Jr., Marie José of Belgium, Hans Asperger, Philip Johnson, Oleg Antonov, and Giuseppe Siri. Among people deceased in 1987, John Huston ranks 25. Before him are Pola Negri, Fahri Korutürk, Jascha Heifetz, Georg Wittig, Lino Ventura, and Lawrence Kohlberg. After him are Lee Marvin, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Jean Anouilh, Nobusuke Kishi, Andrés Segovia, and Joseph Campbell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Huston ranks 912 out of 20,380. Before him are John Hinckley Jr. (1955), Robert Hofstadter (1915), Chris Isaak (1956), Tippi Hedren (1930), Thomas Friedman (1953), and H. H. Holmes (1861). After him are Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), Farrah Fawcett (1947), Roy Orbison (1936), Pete Seeger (1919), Edwin S. Porter (1870), and George Cukor (1899).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Huston ranks 26. Before him are John Waters (1946), Howard Hawks (1896), James Ivory (1928), Terry Gilliam (1940), John Carpenter (1948), and Sidney Lumet (1924). After him are Edwin S. Porter (1870), George Cukor (1899), Robert Altman (1925), Walter Hill (1942), Mel Brooks (1926), and Jules Dassin (1911).

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