Howard Hawks

Directing·May 30, 1896·Goshen, Indiana, USA

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Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres, including screwball comedies [Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)], westerns [Red River (1948), Rio Bravo (1959), El Dorado (1967)], adventure films [Only Angels Have Wings (1939), To Have and Have Not (1944)], films noirs [The Big Sleep (1946)] and gangster films [Scarface (1932)]. Notable characteristics of his films are independent and tough-talking female protagonists ("Hawksian woman") and witty and fast-paced dialogues. In 1975, Hawks was awarded the Honorary Academy Award as "a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema," and in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York. Hawks has been considered by film critics to be an auteur because of his recognizable style and frequent use of certain thematic elements. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Hawks influenced numerous filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.

Film	Credit
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière2017 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Hawks on Hawks2017 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies2011 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Metropolis Refound2010 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story2008 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'2007 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers in Action2006 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
HHoward Hawks: Reporter's Notebook1999 · Self (Archive Footage)	Self (Archive Footage)
Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life1978 · Self	Self
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast1977 · Self	Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks1973 · Self	Self
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo1970 · Self	Self
Rio Lobo1970 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
El Dorado1966 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Red Line 70001965 · Driver (uncredited), Director, Producer	Driver (uncredited), Director, Producer
Man's Favorite Sport?1964 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Hatari!1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Rio Bravo1959 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Land of the Pharaohs1955 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953 · Director	Director
O. Henry's Full House1952 · Director	Director
Monkey Business1952 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director	Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
The Big Sky1952 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Thing from Another World1951 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
I Was a Male War Bride1949 · Director	Director
A Song Is Born1948 · Director	Director
Red River1948 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Big Sleep1946 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
To Have and Have Not1945 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Corvette K-2251943 · Producer	Producer
Air Force1943 · Director	Director
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 31942 · Self	Self
Ball of Fire1941 · Director	Director
Sergeant York1941 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
His Girl Friday1940 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Only Angels Have Wings1939 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Bringing Up Baby1938 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Come and Get It1936 · Director	Director
The Road to Glory1936 · Director	Director
Ceiling Zero1936 · Director	Director
Barbary Coast1935 · Director	Director
Twentieth Century1934 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Today We Live1933 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Tiger Shark1932 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Crowd Roars1932 · Director	Director
Scarface1932 · Man on Bed (uncredited), Director, Producer	Man on Bed (uncredited), Director, Producer
The Criminal Code1931 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer