Happy Birthday, Howard Hawks! Born today in 1896 as Howard Winchester Hawks, this American screenwriter, producer and film director maintained a consistent personal style within the framework of traditional genres in work during the classic Hollywood era.
Among his credits of the early 1930s, Hawks is best known for directing the 1932 American pre-Code black and white gangster crime/drama film 'Scarface' (also known as 'Scarface: The Shame of a Nation' and 'The Shame of a Nation').
Among his credits of the late 1930s, Hawks is best known for directing the 1938 American black and white screwball comedy film 'Bringing Up Baby' and the 1939 American black and white adventure/romance film 'Only Angels Have Wings'.
Among his credits in the early 1940s, Hawks is best known for directing the 1940 American black and white screwball comedy/romance film 'His Girl Friday' and the 1941 American black and white biographical war/drama film 'Sergeant York'.
The following year, Hawks was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for 'the latter film. However, he didn't win. This occurred at the 14th Academy Awards in late February 1942.
Among his credits in the mid to late 1940s, Hawks is best known for directing the 1944 American black and white romance/adventure war film 'To Have and Have Not' and the 1946 American black and white noir/mystery film 'The Big Sleep' and the 1948 American black and white western/action film 'Red River'.
Among his credits in the early 1950s, Hawks is best known for directing the 1952 American black and white Western/adventure film 'The Big Sky' and the 1953 American Technicolor musical/comedy romance film 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.
Among his credits in the late 1950s, Hawks is best known for directing the 1959 American Technicolor Western/romance film 'Rio Grande'.
In the mid-1970s, Hawks was awarded an Honorary Academy Award as "a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema." This occurred at the 46th Academy Awards in early April 1974.
In the early 1980s, 'Scarface' was remade by American film director and screenwriter Brian De Palma (‘Carrie’, ‘The Untouchables’) as the eponymous 1983 American crime/drama film. It starred Al Pacino as Tony Montana.
In 1990, ‘Bringing Up Baby’ was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Also in 1990, ‘Red River’ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
In 1993, ‘His Girl Friday’ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
The film had ranked in at #19 on American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs. It is in the public domain because the copyright was not renewed, though the play it was based on is still under copyright.
In 1994, ‘Scarface’ was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress
In 1997, the U.S. Library of Congress deemed ‘The Big Sleep’ "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," and added it to the National Film Registry.
The film had also appeared on a number of greatest-films lists, ranking at 88th on the American Film Institute's 100 greatest American films of all time list.
Also in 2008, ‘Sergeant York’ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Later in 2008, 'Red River’ was selected by the American Film Institute as the 5th greatest Western of all time in the AFI's 10 Top 10 list.
The American Film Institute ranked the film 57th in the its 100 most inspirational American movies. It also rated Alvin York 35th in its list of the top 50 heroes in American cinema.
In 2014, ‘Rio Bravo’ was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
In 2017, ‘Only Angels Have Wings’ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Hawks' work has influenced various popular and respected directors, such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Jean-Luc Godard, John Carpenter, and Quentin Tarantino.
American film critic, film historian and author Leonard Maltin called Hawks "the greatest American director who is not a household name."
Hawks had been active from 1916–1970.
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