Howard Hawks
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing48
movieRio Lobo
1970
Director
movieEl Dorado
1966
Director
movieRed Line 7000
1965
Director
movieMan's Favorite Sport?
1964
Director
movieHatari!
1962
Director
movieRio Bravo
1959
Director
movieLand of the Pharaohs
1955
Director
movieO. Henry's Full House
1952
Director
movieMonkey Business
1952
Director
movieThe Big Sky
1952
Director
movieI Was a Male War Bride
1949
Director
movieA Song Is Born
1948
Director
movieRed River
1948
Director
movieThe Big Sleep
1946
Director
movieTo Have and Have Not
1945
Director
movieAir Force
1943
Director
movieThe Outlaw
1943
Co-Director
movieBall of Fire
1941
Director
movieSergeant York
1941
Director
movieHis Girl Friday
1940
Director
movieOnly Angels Have Wings
1939
Director
movieBringing Up Baby
1938
Director
movieCome and Get It
1936
Director
movieThe Road to Glory
1936
Director
movieCeiling Zero
1936
Director
movieBarbary Coast
1935
Director
movieTwentieth Century
1934
Director
movieToday We Live
1933
Director
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932
Co-Director
movieTiger Shark
1932
Director
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932
Director
movieScarface
1932
Director
movieThe Criminal Code
1931
Director
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
Director
movieTrent's Last Case
1929
Director
movieThe Air Circus
1928
Director
movieFazil
1928
Director
movieA Girl in Every Port
1928
Director
moviePaid to Love
1927
Director
movieCradle Snatchers
1927
Director
movieFig Leaves
1926
Director
movieThe Road to Glory
1926
Director
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
Production23
movieRio Lobo
1970
Producer
movieEl Dorado
1966
Producer
movieRed Line 7000
1965
Producer
movieMan's Favorite Sport?
1964
Producer
movieHatari!
1962
Producer
movieRio Bravo
1959
Producer
movieLand of the Pharaohs
1955
Producer
movieThe Big Sky
1952
Producer
movieRed River
1948
Producer
movieThe Big Sleep
1946
Producer
movieTo Have and Have Not
1945
Producer
movieCorvette K-225
1943
Producer
movieSergeant York
1941
Producer
movieHis Girl Friday
1940
Producer
movieOnly Angels Have Wings
1939
Producer
movieBringing Up Baby
1938
Producer
movieTwentieth Century
1934
Producer
movieToday We Live
1933
Producer
movieScarface
1932
Producer
movieThe Criminal Code
1931
Producer
movieFig Leaves
1926
Producer
movieQuicksands
1923
Producer
Acting20
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
1999
Self (Archive Footage)
movieRed Line 7000
1965
Driver (uncredited)
movieMonkey Business
1952
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieScarface
1932
Man on Bed (uncredited)
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
German Pilot (uncredited)
Writing14
movieScarface
1983
Original Film Writer
movieTiger Shark
1932
Writer
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932
Story, Screenstory
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
Adaptation
movieFig Leaves
1926
Story
movieTiger Love
1924
Writer
movieQuicksands
1923
Story
Editing3
Crew2
movieRed River
1948
Presenter
movieScarface
1932
Additional Writing