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Date of Birth
1906-08-05
Location
Missouri, United States
Edit pageJohn Huston
Biography
John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics.
Many of his films involved themes such as religion, meaning, truth, freedom, psychology, colonialism, and war. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and the BAFTA Fellowship in 1980.
Huston directed acclaimed films such as The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Key Largo (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), The Misfits (1961), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Annie (1981), and Prizzi's Honor (1985).
During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Academy Award nominations, winning twice. Huston acted in numerous films receiving nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for The Cardinal (1963), and Chinatown (1974) respectively.
He also acted in Casino Royale (1967), Myra Breckinridge (1970), and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). He voiced the wizard Gandalf in The Hobbit (1977).
