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(1896-1977)
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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."

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Born Howard Winchester Hawks
30 May 1896
Goshen, Indiana
Died
26 December 1977 (aged 81)
Palm Springs, California
Zodiac Gemini
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  • Frank Hawks
    Frank Hawks · Father · 1897-1938 · American aviator edit info
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  • Kenneth Hawks
    Kenneth Hawks · Brother · 1898-1930 · American film director edit info
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  • William B. Hawks
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  • Edith Shearer
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  • William Powell
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  • John Ford
    John Ford · Friend · 1894-1973 · American film director edit info
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  • A. Edward Sutherland
    A. Edward Sutherland · Friend · 1895-1973 · American actor edit info
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  • Richard Barthelmess
    Richard Barthelmess · Friend · 1895-1963 · Actor edit info
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  • George Raft
    George Raft · Friend · 1895-1980 · American actor edit info
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  • Lewis Milestone
    Lewis Milestone · Friend · 1895-1980 · American film director edit info
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  • José Iturbi
    José Iturbi · Friend · 1895-1980 · Spanish musician edit info
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  • William Faulkner
    William Faulkner · Friend · 1897-1962 · American writer edit info
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  • Preston Sturges
    Preston Sturges · Friend · 1898-1959 · American film director and screenwriter edit info
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  • James Cagney
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  • Hoagy Carmichael
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  • Jean Negulesco
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  • Clark Gable
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  • Gary Cooper
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    Louis Armstrong · Friend · 1901-1971 · American Jazz trumpeter and singer edit info
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  • Anatole Litvak
    Anatole Litvak · Friend · 1902-1974 · Soviet film director edit info
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  • William Wyler
    William Wyler · Friend · 1902-1981 · Oscar-winning motion picture director edit info
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  • Darryl F. Zanuck
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  • John Houseman
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  • Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby · Friend · 1903-1977 · American, Actor edit info
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  • Charles K. Feldman
    Charles K. Feldman · Friend · 1904-1968 · American attorney, film producer and talent agent edit info
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  • Gregg Toland
    Gregg Toland · Friend · 1904-1948 · American cinematographer edit info
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  • Howard Hughes
    Howard Hughes · Friend · 1905-1976 · American business magnate edit info
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  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder · Friend · 1906-2002 · Austrian-American filmmaker edit info
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  • John Huston
    John Huston · Friend · 1906-1987 · American filmmaker edit info
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  • Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero · Friend · 1907-1994 · American actor edit info
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  • John Wayne
    John Wayne · Friend · 1907-1979 · American film actor edit info
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  • Benny Goodman
    Benny Goodman · Friend · 1909-1986 · Jazz clarinetist edit info
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  • Johnny Mercer
    Johnny Mercer · Friend · 1909-1976 · American musician edit info
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  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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  • Jean Howard
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  • Edward Lasker
    Edward Lasker · Friend · 1912-1997 · American businessman and racehorse owner edit info
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  • Jane Greer
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  • Frank Hawks
    Frank Hawks · Father · 1897-1938 · American aviator edit info
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Siblings

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2 brothers
  • Kenneth Hawks
    Kenneth Hawks · Brother · 1898-1930 · American film director edit info
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  • William B. Hawks
    William B. Hawks · Brother · 1901-1969 · American Film producer edit info
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  • Kitty Hawks
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  • Edith Shearer
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  • Billy Pierson
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  • Darryl Zanuck
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  • Jimmy Stewart
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  • Harry Carey
    Harry Carey · Friend · 1878-1947 · American actor edit info
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  • Samuel Goldwyn
    Samuel Goldwyn · Friend · 1879-1974 · Polish-American film producer edit info
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  • Allan Dwan
    Allan Dwan · Friend · 1885-1981 · American film director & screenwriter edit info
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  • Victor Fleming
    Victor Fleming · Friend · 1889-1949 · Film director edit info
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  • Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb · Friend · 1889-1966 · American actor, singer, dancer edit info
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  • William Powell
    William Powell · Friend · 1892-1984 · American actor edit info
    expand_more
  • John Ford
    John Ford · Friend · 1894-1973 · American film director edit info
    expand_more
  • A. Edward Sutherland
    A. Edward Sutherland · Friend · 1895-1973 · American actor edit info
    expand_more
  • Richard Barthelmess
    Richard Barthelmess · Friend · 1895-1963 · Actor edit info
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  • George Raft
    George Raft · Friend · 1895-1980 · American actor edit info
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  • Lewis Milestone
    Lewis Milestone · Friend · 1895-1980 · American film director edit info
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  • José Iturbi
    José Iturbi · Friend · 1895-1980 · Spanish musician edit info
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  • William Faulkner
    William Faulkner · Friend · 1897-1962 · American writer edit info
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  • Preston Sturges
    Preston Sturges · Friend · 1898-1959 · American film director and screenwriter edit info
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  • James Cagney
    James Cagney · Friend · 1899-1986 · American, Actor edit info
    expand_more
  • Ernest Hemingway
    Ernest Hemingway · Friend · 1899-1961 · American writer and journalist edit info
    expand_more
  • Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer · Friend · 1899-1978 · Actor edit info
    expand_more
  • Hoagy Carmichael
    Hoagy Carmichael · Friend · 1899-1981 · American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader edit info
    expand_more
  • Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart · Friend · 1899-1957 · American actor edit info
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  • Jean Negulesco
    Jean Negulesco · Friend · 1900-1993 · Film director edit info
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  • Clark Gable
    Clark Gable · Friend · 1901-1960 · American actor edit info
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  • Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper · Friend · 1901-1961 · American actor edit info
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  • Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong · Friend · 1901-1971 · American Jazz trumpeter and singer edit info
    expand_more
  • Anatole Litvak
    Anatole Litvak · Friend · 1902-1974 · Soviet film director edit info
    expand_more
  • William Wyler
    William Wyler · Friend · 1902-1981 · Oscar-winning motion picture director edit info
    expand_more
  • Darryl F. Zanuck
    Darryl F. Zanuck · Friend · 1902-1979 · American film producer edit info
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  • John Houseman
    John Houseman · Friend · 1902-1988 · British actor edit info
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  • Reginald Gardiner
    Reginald Gardiner · Friend · 1903-1980 · Actor edit info
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  • Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby · Friend · 1903-1977 · American, Actor edit info
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  • Bob Hope
    Bob Hope · Friend · 1903-2003 · American entertainer edit info
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  • Cary Grant
    Cary Grant · Friend · 1904-1986 · Actor edit info
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  • Charles K. Feldman
    Charles K. Feldman · Friend · 1904-1968 · American attorney, film producer and talent agent edit info
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  • Gregg Toland
    Gregg Toland · Friend · 1904-1948 · American cinematographer edit info
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  • Howard Hughes
    Howard Hughes · Friend · 1905-1976 · American business magnate edit info
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  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder · Friend · 1906-2002 · Austrian-American filmmaker edit info
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  • John Huston
    John Huston · Friend · 1906-1987 · American filmmaker edit info
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  • Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero · Friend · 1907-1994 · American actor edit info
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  • John Wayne
    John Wayne · Friend · 1907-1979 · American film actor edit info
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  • Benny Goodman
    Benny Goodman · Friend · 1909-1986 · Jazz clarinetist edit info
    expand_more
  • Johnny Mercer
    Johnny Mercer · Friend · 1909-1976 · American musician edit info
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  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · Friend · 1909-2000 · American actor and United States naval officer edit info
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  • Jean Howard
    Jean Howard · Friend · 1910-2000 · American actress edit info
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  • Edward Lasker
    Edward Lasker · Friend · 1912-1997 · American businessman and racehorse owner edit info
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  • Irwin Shaw
    Irwin Shaw · Friend · 1913-1984 · American politician edit info
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  • Robert Capa
    Robert Capa · Friend · 1913-1954 · Hungarian photographer edit info
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  • Lee Bowman
    Lee Bowman · Friend · 1914-1979 · American actor edit info
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  • Orson Welles
    Orson Welles · Friend · 1915-1985 · American actor and filmmaker edit info
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  • Van Johnson
    Van Johnson · Friend · 1916-2008 · Actor edit info
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  • Richard Greene
    Richard Greene · Friend · 1918-1985 · Actor edit info
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  • Dusty Anderson
    Dusty Anderson · Friend · 1918-2007 · American, Actress edit info
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  • Peter Viertel
    Peter Viertel · Friend · 1920-2007 · American drmatist edit info
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  • Jane Greer
    Jane Greer · Friend · 1924-2001 · American actress edit info
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