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Howard Hawks

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Howard Hawks: Biography

  • Birth Name: Howard Winchester Hawks
  • Birth Place: Goshen, IN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/30/1896, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 12/26/1977
  • Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter
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Howard Hawks Fast Facts:
  • Studied mechanical engineering at Cornell.
  • Began his Hollywood career as a prop man before serving in World War I; after the war, worked on silent films for Paramount and Fox.
  • His films are distinguished by rapid-fire verbal sparring and the importance of body language and gestures such as the lighting of cigarettes.
  • Worked in almost every genre, from westerns (Red River) to war films (Sergeant York) to noir (The Big Sleep); set the benchmark for mob films with 1932's Scarface and for madcap comedies with 1938's Bringing Up Baby.
  • Had a knack for pairing iconic romantic duos, including Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby, Carole Lombard and John Barrymore in Twentieth Century, and Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not.
  • Howard Hawks Relationships:
  • Kenneth Hawks - Brother
  • William B. Hawks - Brother
  • Kitty - Daughter
  • David Hawks - Son
  • Barbara - Daughter
  • Gregg Hawks - Son
  • Athole Shearer - Ex-wife
  • Nancy Gross - Ex-wife
  • Dee Hartford - Ex-wife
  • Frank W. Hawks - Father
  • Helen Howard Hawks - Mother
  • Grace - Sister
  • Helen - Sister
  • Peter Hawks - Son
  • Howard Hawks Awards:
  • 1941 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
  • College:
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1917)
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