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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.
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1941
The Maltese FalconScreenplay and Director
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra MadreScreenplay, Director, and American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
1948
Key LargoDirector and Screenplay
1952
The African QueenDirector and Screenplay
1956
Moby DickDirector, Screenplay, Producer, and Barman
1960
The UnforgivenDirector
1966
The Bible: In the BeginningDirector and Noah
1967
Casino RoyaleDirector and M / General MacTarry
1973
Battle for the Planet of the ApesThe Lawgiver
1974
ChinatownNoah Cross
1975
The Man Who Would Be KingScreenplay and Director
1977
HobbitGandalf the Grey
1980
The Return of the KingGandalf
1982
AnnieDirector and Actor on Radio (uncredited)
1985
The Black CauldronNarrator (voice)
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