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 167
Movies 150
self 55
Director 44
Writer 19
TV Shows 17
Narrator 8
Voice 2
Producer 1
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul (2021)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street (2017)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
Five Came Back (2017)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler (2011)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
Huston's Gamble (2006)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003)
Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998)
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
We Remember Marilyn (1996)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
Welles' Language (1990)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
Mr. North (1988)
John Huston and the Dubliners (1988)
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
Talking Pictures (1988)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987)
The Dead (1987)
Momo (1986)
Directed by William Wyler (1986)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Epic (1985)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Notes from Under the Volcano (1984)
Observations Under the Volcano (1984)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Buñuel (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)
Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982)
Cannery Row (1982)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Agee (1980)
Phobia (1980)
Head On (1980)
The Return of the King (1980)
Happy Birthday, Marilyn! (1980)
Wise Blood (1979)
City Lights: John Huston (1979)
Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Winter Kills (1979)
The Visitor (1979)
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved (1978)
The Word (1978)
The Bermuda Triangle (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)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Breakout (1975)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Fat City (1972)
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
Appointment With Destiny (1971)
The Last Run (1971)
The Bridge in the Jungle (1971)
The Deserter (1970)
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
The Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970)
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Ride This Way Grey Horse (1970)
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
De Sade (1969)
Sinful Davey (1969)
Candy (1968)
Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Casino Royale (1967)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
National Geographic Specials (1965)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)
The Cardinal (1963)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Misfits (1961)
The Unforgiven (1960)
Face to Face (1959)
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Moby Dick (1956)
Beat the Devil (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
The African Queen (1952)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
The Prowler (1951)
The Screen Director (1951)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
We Were Strangers (1949)
Key Largo (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
On Our Merry Way (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Let There Be Light (1946)
The Killers (1946)
The Stranger (1946)
Three Strangers (1946)
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
San Pietro (1945)
Dark Waters (1944)
Tunisian Victory (1944)
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Winning Your Wings (1942)
In This Our Life (1942)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Sergeant York (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Juarez (1939)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Jezebel (1938)
It Happened in Paris (1935)
Death Drives Through (1935)
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
Law and Order (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
A House Divided (1931)
The Storm (1930)
Hell's Heroes (1929)
Two Americans (1929)
The Shakedown (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 of America
Religionatheism
Height187-centimeter
RelationshipsCeleste Shane (1972-08-01 - 1977-01-01), Enrica Soma (1950-03-01 - 1969-01-29), Dorothy Harvey (1925-01-01 - 1933-01-01), Evelyn Keyes (1946-07-23 - 1950-01-01), Lesley Black (1937-01-01 - 1945-01-01)
ChildrenTony Huston, Allegra Huston, Danny Huston, Anjelica Huston
FatherWalter Huston
MotherRhea Gore
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Marcellus Huston, Τζον Χιούστον, 존 휴스턴, Джон Хьюстон
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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