- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 30, 1896
- Place of Birth
- Goshen, Indiana, USA
- Died
- December 26, 1977
Howard Hawks
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 Directo…
Filmography
movieLauren Bacall, ombre et lumière
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieHawks on Hawks
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieMarilyn at the Movies
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieMetropolis Refound
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieYou Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieCommemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieFilmmakers in Action
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook
movieHoward Hawks: Reporter's Notebook
1999 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieScarface
1983 · Original Film Writer
movieHoward Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life
1978 · Self
movieJohnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
1977 · Self
tvThe Men Who Made the Movies
1973
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 · Self
moviePlimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970 · Self
movieRio Lobo
1970 · Producer, Director
movieEl Dorado
1966 · Director, Producer
movieRed Line 7000
1965 · Driver (uncredited), Story, Director, Producer
movieMan's Favorite Sport?
1964 · Director, Producer
movieHatari!
1962 · Director, Producer
movieRio Bravo
1959 · Director, Producer
movieLand of the Pharaohs
1955 · Director, Producer
movieGentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · Director
movieO. Henry's Full House
1952 · Director
movieMonkey Business
1952 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
movieThe Big Sky
1952 · Director, Producer
movieThe Thing from Another World
1951 · Producer, Writer
movieI Was a Male War Bride
1949 · Director
movieA Song Is Born
1948 · Director
movieRed River
1948 · Producer, Director, Presenter
movieThe Big Sleep
1946 · Director, Producer
movieTo Have and Have Not
1945 · Director, Producer
movieCorvette K-225
1943 · Producer
movieAir Force
1943 · Director
movieThe Outlaw
1943 · Co-Director
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
1942 · Self
movieBall of Fire
1941 · Director
movieSergeant York
1941 · Director, Producer
movieHis Girl Friday
1940 · Director, Producer
movieIndianapolis Speedway
1939 · Story
movieOnly Angels Have Wings
1939 · Director, Producer
movieBringing Up Baby
1938 · Director, Producer
movieCome and Get It
1936 · Director
movieThe Road to Glory
1936 · Director
movieCeiling Zero
1936 · Director
movieBarbary Coast
1935 · Director
movieTwentieth Century
1934 · Director, Producer
movieToday We Live
1933 · Director, Producer
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932 · Co-Director, Story
movieTiger Shark
1932 · Director, Writer
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932 · Director, Story, Screenstory
movieScarface
1932 · Man on Bed (uncredited), Producer, Director, Additional Writing
movieThe Criminal Code
1931 · Producer, Director
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1930 · German Pilot (uncredited), Director, Adaptation
movieTrent's Last Case
1929 · Director
movieThe Air Circus
1928 · Director
movieFazil
1928 · Director
movieA Girl in Every Port
1928 · Director, Story
moviePaid to Love
1927 · Director
movieCradle Snatchers
1927 · Director
movieFig Leaves
1926 · Director, Story, Producer
movieThe Road to Glory
1926 · Story, Director
movie1925 Studio Tour
1925 · Self
movieThe Dressmaker from Paris
1925 · Story
movieEmpty Hands
1924 · Editor
movieTiger Love
1924 · Writer
movieThe Dawn of a Tomorrow
1924 · Editor
movieThe Heritage of the Desert
1924 · Editor
movieQuicksands
1923 · Story, Producer
movieBob Hampton of Placer
1921 · Assistant Director
movieDinty
1920 · Assistant Director
movieGo and Get It
1920 · Assistant Director
movieA Little Princess
1917 · Assistant Director
movieIn Again, Out Again
1917 · Assistant Director