Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name."

Howard Hawks (1896–1977) was an American film director who made 40 films between 1926 and 1970. He is responsible for classic films in genres ranging from film noir, screwball comedy, crime, science fiction, and Western.

Aside from their displays of great craftsmanship, the answer is director Howard Hawks, one of the most celebrated of American filmmakers, who ironically, was little celebrated by his peers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during his career.

Dec 27, 2024 · Howard Hawks (born May 30, 1896, Goshen, Indiana, U.S.—died December 26, 1977, Palm Springs, California) was an American motion-picture director who maintained a consistent personal style within the framework of traditional film genres in work that ranged from the 1920s to the ’70s.

Aug 7, 2023 · Howard Hawks is a legendary Hollywood filmmaker with such varied classics as western Rio Bravo and screwball comedy His Girl Friday to his name. Which Howard Hawks movies are the most iconic? Screen Rant

May 27, 2023 · Howard Hawks was the Oscar-nominated director who has become a favorite among cinephiles, praised as a master of genre entertainments. But how many of his titles have remained classics?

Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American movie director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. The classic Hollywood era was the time between 1917 and 1960 when American films first started to be created.

May 29, 2018 · Born: Howard Winchester Hawks in Goshen, Indiana, 30 May 1896. Education: Pasadena High School, California, 1908–13; Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire [1], 1914–16; Cornell University [2], New York [3], degree in mechanical engineering [4], 1917.

May 21, 2002 · Howard Hawks was born into a wealthy and well-connected Midwestern family who migrated to Southern California in the halcyon days of the early 1900s. He attended Throop Polytechnic Institute (which later became the California Institute of Technology) before heading to the East to attend the exclusive prep school Phillips Academy and then ...

Sep 27, 2018 · Despite boasting a body of work to rival Hitchcock, Howard Hawks' oeuvre remains lesser known and under-appreciated – but the director's visions of male friendship, strong women and teamwork ...