John Huston

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-08-05

Day of death

1987-08-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Nevada, Missouri, USA

John Huston

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Misfits

    The Misfits

  • Wise Blood

    Wise Blood

  • Chinatown

    Chinatown

  • The Black Cauldron

    The Black Cauldron

  • Annie

    Annie

  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes

    Battle for the Planet of the Apes

  • The Cardinal

    The Cardinal

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Jaguar Lives!

    Jaguar Lives!

  • Pelé Forever

    Pelé Forever

  • The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

  • Circasia

    Circasia

  • Winter Kills

    Winter Kills

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

  • Momo

    Momo

  • Candy

    Candy

  • Tentacles

    Tentacles

  • Breakout

    Breakout

  • Head On

    Head On

  • Moby Dick

    Moby Dick

  • Man in the Wilderness

    Man in the Wilderness

  • De Sade

    De Sade

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Epic

    Epic

  • The Bible: In the Beginning...

    The Bible: In the Beginning...

  • Angela

    Angela

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

  • The Wind and the Lion

    The Wind and the Lion

  • The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

  • Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

    Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

  • The Return of the King

    The Return of the King

  • The Deserter

    The Deserter

  • Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

    Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Sherlock Holmes in New York

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • The Bermuda Triangle

    The Bermuda Triangle

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

  • Freud: The Secret Passion

    Freud: The Secret Passion

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

  • A Walk with Love and Death

    A Walk with Love and Death

  • Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

    Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

  • Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

    Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

  • Cannery Row

    Cannery Row

  • Hell's Heroes

    Hell's Heroes

  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  • The List of Adrian Messenger

    The List of Adrian Messenger

  • American Caesar

    American Caesar

  • The Orson Welles Story

    The Orson Welles Story

  • Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

  • The Word

    The Word

  • The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

  • Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

    Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

  • A Minor Miracle

    A Minor Miracle

  • Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

    Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

  • Ride This Way Grey Horse

    Ride This Way Grey Horse

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • The Bridge in the Jungle

    The Bridge in the Jungle

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • Notes from Under the Volcano

    Notes from Under the Volcano

  • The Rhinemann Exchange

    The Rhinemann Exchange

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

  • On the Trail of the Iguana

    On the Trail of the Iguana

  • Mr. Corbett's Ghost

    Mr. Corbett's Ghost

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • The Biggest Battle

    The Biggest Battle

  • Myra Breckinridge

    Myra Breckinridge

  • To The Western World

    To The Western World

  • The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy

    The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy

  • Observations Under the Volcano

    Observations Under the Volcano

  • Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

    Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

  • Directed by William Wyler

    Directed by William Wyler

  • Making 'The Misfits'

    Making 'The Misfits'

  • The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

  • We Were Strangers

    We Were Strangers

  • John Huston's Dublin

    John Huston's Dublin

  • B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

    B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

  • Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

    Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

  • Federico Fellini's Autobiography

    Federico Fellini's Autobiography

  • Appointment With Destiny

    Appointment With Destiny

  • Welles' Language

    Welles' Language

  • Two Americans

    Two Americans

  • Buñuel

    Buñuel

  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

  • The Battle of San Pietro

    The Battle of San Pietro

  • John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul

    John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul

  • Rocky Road to Dublin

    Rocky Road to Dublin

  • Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • Hollywood on Trial

    Hollywood on Trial

  • The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

    The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

  • Report from the Aleutians

    Report from the Aleutians

  • Agee

    Agee

  • Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

    Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

  • City Lights: John Huston

    City Lights: John Huston