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John Huston

Bio: 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)

Born: Sun, Aug 05 1906

Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri, USA

Death: Fri, Aug 28 1987

John Huston is 81 years old

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Mr. North

John Huston would have been no older than 81 in Mr. North as 'Screenplay, Executive Producer'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 22 1988

The Dead

John Huston would have been no older than 81 in The Dead as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 03 1987

Prizzi's Honor

John Huston was 78 in Prizzi's Honor as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 14 1985

Under the Volcano

John Huston was 77 in Under the Volcano as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 20 1984

Annie

John Huston was 75 in Annie as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 21 1982

Escape to Victory

John Huston was 74 in Escape to Victory as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 17 1981

Phobia

John Huston was 74 in Phobia as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 09 1980

Wise Blood

John Huston was 73 in Wise Blood as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 24 1979

Independence

John Huston was 69 in Independence as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 04 1976

The Man Who Would Be King

John Huston was 69 in The Man Who Would Be King as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Dec 03 1975

The MacKintosh Man

John Huston was 67 in The MacKintosh Man as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 08 1973

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

John Huston was 66 in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 18 1972

Fat City

John Huston was 65 in Fat City as 'Director, Producer'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 26 1972

The Kremlin Letter

John Huston was 63 in The Kremlin Letter as 'Director, Screenplay, Producer'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 01 1970

A Walk with Love and Death

John Huston was 63 in A Walk with Love and Death as 'Director, Producer'.

Movie Released: Sun, Oct 05 1969

Sinful Davey

John Huston was 62 in Sinful Davey as 'Director, Executive Producer'.

Movie Released: Mon, Feb 10 1969

Reflections in a Golden Eye

John Huston was 61 in Reflections in a Golden Eye as 'Producer, Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 13 1967

Casino Royale

John Huston was 60 in Casino Royale as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 13 1967

The Bible: In the Beginning...

John Huston was 60 in The Bible: In the Beginning... as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Sep 28 1966

The Night of the Iguana

John Huston was 58 in The Night of the Iguana as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 06 1964

The List of Adrian Messenger

John Huston was 56 in The List of Adrian Messenger as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 23 1963

Freud: The Secret Passion

John Huston was 56 in Freud: The Secret Passion as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Dec 12 1962

The Misfits

John Huston was 54 in The Misfits as 'Director, Producer'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 01 1961

The Unforgiven

John Huston was 53 in The Unforgiven as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 06 1960

The Roots of Heaven

John Huston was 52 in The Roots of Heaven as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 15 1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

John Huston was 52 in The Barbarian and the Geisha as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 30 1958

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

John Huston was 50 in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 13 1957

Moby Dick

John Huston was 49 in Moby Dick as 'Director, Producer, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 27 1956

Beat the Devil

John Huston was 47 in Beat the Devil as 'Director, Producer, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 26 1953

Moulin Rouge

John Huston was 46 in Moulin Rouge as 'Director, Producer, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 23 1952

The African Queen

John Huston was 45 in The African Queen as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 07 1952

The Red Badge of Courage

John Huston was 45 in The Red Badge of Courage as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 27 1951

The Prowler

John Huston was 44 in The Prowler as 'Producer'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 25 1951

The Asphalt Jungle

John Huston was 43 in The Asphalt Jungle as 'Director, Screenplay, Producer'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 12 1950

We Were Strangers

John Huston was 42 in We Were Strangers as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 27 1949

Key Largo

John Huston was 41 in Key Largo as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 16 1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

John Huston was 41 in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 15 1948

Five Came Back: The Reference Films

John Huston was 40 in Five Came Back: The Reference Films as 'Director, Writer, Editor'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 16 1946

Let There Be Light

John Huston was 40 in Let There Be Light as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 16 1946

The Killers

John Huston was 40 in The Killers as 'Writer, Additional Writing'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 30 1946

The Stranger

John Huston was 39 in The Stranger as 'Producer, Co-Writer'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 02 1946

Three Strangers

John Huston was 39 in Three Strangers as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 28 1946

Know Your Enemy: Japan

John Huston was 39 in Know Your Enemy: Japan as 'Writer'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 09 1945

The Battle of San Pietro

John Huston was 38 in The Battle of San Pietro as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 03 1945

Tunisian Victory

John Huston was 37 in Tunisian Victory as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Mar 23 1944

Report from the Aleutians

John Huston was 36 in Report from the Aleutians as 'Director, Writer, Editor'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 30 1943

Across the Pacific

John Huston was 36 in Across the Pacific as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 04 1942

Winning Your Wings

John Huston was 35 in Winning Your Wings as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 28 1942

In This Our Life

John Huston was 35 in In This Our Life as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 08 1942

The Maltese Falcon

John Huston was 35 in The Maltese Falcon as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 18 1941

Sergeant York

John Huston was 35 in Sergeant York as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 27 1941

High Sierra

John Huston was 34 in High Sierra as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 23 1941

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

John Huston was 33 in Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 23 1940

Juarez

John Huston was 32 in Juarez as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 10 1939

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

John Huston was 31 in The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 20 1938

Jezebel

John Huston was 31 in Jezebel as 'Screenplay, Second Unit'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 26 1938

It Happened in Paris

John Huston was 28 in It Happened in Paris as 'Writer'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jun 30 1935

Death Drives Through

John Huston was 28 in Death Drives Through as 'Story'.

Movie Released: Mon, Feb 25 1935

Law and Order

John Huston was 25 in Law and Order as 'Adaptation'.

Movie Released: Tue, Feb 09 1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue

John Huston was 25 in Murders in the Rue Morgue as 'Additional Dialogue'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 27 1932

A House Divided

John Huston was 25 in A House Divided as 'Dialogue'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 05 1931

The Storm

John Huston was 24 in The Storm as 'Dialogue'.

Movie Released: Sun, Aug 17 1930

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