
Howard Hawks
Biography
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.
Acting (16 movies)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973

Hawks on Hawks
2017

Monkey Business
1952

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
1942

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
2007

Red Line 7000
1965

Scarface
1932

1925 Studio Tour
1925

The Dawn Patrol
1930

Metropolis Refound
2010

Filmmakers in Action
2006

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970

Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life
1978

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008

Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière
2017
Directing (41 movies)

Rio Bravo
1959

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953

Scarface
1932

Bringing Up Baby
1938

The Big Sleep
1946

His Girl Friday
1940

Red River
1948

To Have and Have Not
1945

Hatari!
1962

El Dorado
1966

I Was a Male War Bride
1949

Twentieth Century
1934

O. Henry's Full House
1952

Monkey Business
1952

Rio Lobo
1970

Ball of Fire
1941

Land of the Pharaohs
1955

The Criminal Code
1931

The Big Sky
1952

Only Angels Have Wings
1939

Man's Favorite Sport?
1964

Air Force
1943

Sergeant York
1941

A Song Is Born
1948

Red Line 7000
1965

The Dawn Patrol
1930

Ceiling Zero
1936

Come and Get It
1936

Barbary Coast
1935

Today We Live
1933

Tiger Shark
1932

Paid to Love
1927

The Road to Glory
1936

Fazil
1928

The Crowd Roars
1932

A Girl in Every Port
1928

Fig Leaves
1926

Trent's Last Case
1929

Cradle Snatchers
1927

The Air Circus
1928

The Road to Glory
1926
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Tiger Love | 1924 | Writer |
| The Criminal Code | 1931 | Producer |
| Scarface | 1932 | Producer |
| Tiger Shark | 1932 | Writer |
| Today We Live | 1933 | Producer |
| Twentieth Century | 1934 | Producer |
| Bringing Up Baby | 1938 | Producer |
| Only Angels Have Wings | 1939 | Producer |
| His Girl Friday | 1940 | Producer |
| Sergeant York | 1941 | Producer |
| Corvette K-225 | 1943 | Producer |
| To Have and Have Not | 1945 | Producer |
| The Big Sleep | 1946 | Producer |
| Red River | 1948 | Producer |
| The Thing from Another World | 1951 | Producer |
| The Thing from Another World | 1951 | Writer |
| The Big Sky | 1952 | Producer |
| Monkey Business | 1952 | Screenplay |
| Land of the Pharaohs | 1955 | Producer |
| Rio Bravo | 1959 | Producer |
| Hatari! | 1962 | Producer |
| Man's Favorite Sport? | 1964 | Producer |
| Red Line 7000 | 1965 | Producer |
| El Dorado | 1966 | Producer |
| Rio Lobo | 1970 | Producer |