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Howard Hawks (1896–1977)

Director | Writer | Producer

What do the classic and near-classic films I Was a Male War Bride, Scarface, Twentieth Century, Bringing Up Baby, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, Ball of Fire, Air Force, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Red River and Rio Bravo have in common with such first-rate entertainments as I Was a Male War Bride... See full bio »

Born:

Howard Winchester Hawks
in Goshen, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Palm Springs, California, USA
Howard Hawks and Dotha Hippe in Red River
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Hide HideDirector (47 titles)
1970 Rio Lobo
 
1966 El Dorado
 
1965 Red Line 7000
 
1964 Man's Favorite Sport?
 
1962 Hatari!
 
1959 Rio Bravo
 
1955 Land of the Pharaohs
 
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 
1952 Monkey Business
 
1952 Full House (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
 
1952 The Big Sky
 
1951 The Thing from Another World (uncredited)
 
1949 I Was a Male War Bride
 
1948 A Song Is Born
 
1948 Red River
 
1946 The Big Sleep
 
1944 To Have and Have Not
 
1943 Corvette K-225 (uncredited)
 
1943 The Outlaw (uncredited)
 
1943 Air Force
 
1941 Ball of Fire
 
1941 Sergeant York
 
1940 His Girl Friday
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings
 
1938 Bringing Up Baby
 
1936 Come and Get It
 
1936 The Road to Glory
 
1936 Ceiling Zero
 
1935 Barbary Coast
 
1934 Twentieth Century
 
1934 Viva Villa! (uncredited)
 
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady (uncredited)
 
1933 Today We Live
 
1932 La foule hurle
 
1932 Tiger Shark
 
1932 The Crowd Roars
 
1932 Scarface
 
1931 The Criminal Code (uncredited)
 
1930 The Dawn Patrol
 
1929 Trent's Last Case
 
1928 The Air Circus
 
1928 Fazil
 
1928 A Girl in Every Port
 
1927 Paid to Love
 
1927 The Cradle Snatchers
 
1926 Fig Leaves
 
1926 The Road to Glory
 
Show ShowWriter (25 titles)
1983 Scarface (1932 screenplay - uncredited)
 
1971 The French Connection (uncredited)
 
1965 Red Line 7000 (story)
 
1952 Monkey Business (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1951 The Thing from Another World (uncredited)
 
1943 The Outlaw (uncredited)
 
1939 Indianapolis Speedway (story)
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings (story "Plane from Barranca" - uncredited)
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol (story - uncredited)
 
1938 Test Pilot (uncredited)
 
1934 Viva Villa! (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1932 La foule hurle (story)
 
1932 Tiger Shark (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1932 The Crowd Roars (story)
 
1932 Scarface (uncredited)
 
1930 The Dawn Patrol (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1928 A Girl in Every Port (story)
 
1927 Underworld (scenario - uncredited)
 
1926 Fig Leaves (story)
 
1926 Honesty - The Best Policy (story)
 
1926 The Road to Glory (story "The Chariot of the Gods")
 
1925 The Road to Yesterday (titles)
 
1925 The Dressmaker from Paris (story)
 
1924 Tiger Love
 
1923 Quicksands (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (22 titles)
1970 Rio Lobo (producer)
 
1966 El Dorado (producer)
 
1965 Red Line 7000 (producer)
 
1964 Man's Favorite Sport? (producer)
 
1962 Hatari! (producer)
 
1959 Rio Bravo (producer)
 
1955 Land of the Pharaohs (producer)
 
1952 The Big Sky (producer)
 
1951 The Thing from Another World (producer)
 
1948 Red River (producer)
 
1946 The Big Sleep (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 To Have and Have Not (producer)
 
1943 Corvette K-225 (producer)
 
1941 Sergeant York (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 His Girl Friday (producer - uncredited)
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings (producer - uncredited)
 
1938 Bringing Up Baby (producer - uncredited)
 
1934 Twentieth Century (producer)
 
1933 Today We Live (producer)
 
1932 Scarface (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 The Criminal Code (producer)
 
1923 Quicksands (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (7 titles)
1925 Lord Jim (production manager - uncredited)
 
1925 The Light of Western Stars (production manager - uncredited)
 
1925 Adventure (production manager - uncredited)
 
1925 Code of the West (production manager - uncredited)
 
1925 The Devil's Cargo (production manager - uncredited)
 
1924 North of 36 (production manager - uncredited)
 
1924 Open All Night (production manager - uncredited)
 
1921 Bob Hampton of Placer (assistant director)
 
1920 Dinty (assistant director)
 
1920 Go and Get It (assistant director)
 
1917 The Little Princess (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1917/II In Again, Out Again (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1966 El Dorado (presenter)
 
1964 Man's Favorite Sport? (presenter)
 
1962 Hatari! (presenter)
 
1948 Red River (presents)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1965 Red Line 7000
Driver (uncredited)
 
1952 Monkey Business
Man In Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
 
1932 Scarface
Man on Bed (uncredited)
 
1930 The Dawn Patrol
German Pilot (uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 The Dreamers (acknowledgment: director of "Scarface" (1932 - )
 
1983 Scarface (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Ein verdammt gutes Leben - Howard Hawks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Humphrey Bogart (1977) … Himself
– Gary Cooper (1977) … Himself
– Clark Gable (1977) … Himself
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Howard Hawks (1967) … Himself
 
1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself - a Writer
 
???? Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Metropolis refundada (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Cary Grant and Howard Hawks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967 The Great Professional: Howard Hawks (TV documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Hatari! -- A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways ? Rio Bravo -- A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. The Big Sleep -- Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Story: "Plane From Barranca" (filmed as Only Angels Have Wings) See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 10 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move! See more »

Trivia:

While Hawks worked frequently with some of the industry's leading men on multiple occasions (Cary Grant 5 times; James Cagney 2 times; Gary Cooper 3 times; John Wayne 5 times; Humphrey Bogart 2 times), 'Ann Dvorak' and Lauren Bacall were the only two leading ladies to appear in more than one of Hawks' films (2 each). See more »

Trademark:

Heroes in his films are often professionals who always get the "job" done and who often wind up learning teamwork is the best way of dealing with problems. See more »

Nickname:

The Silver Fox See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini