John Huston

The son of actor Walter Houston, John was born on August 5, 1906 in Nevada, but spent his childhood on wheels. He traveled to various theaters with his father, in high school became a champion among boxers and even served time in the cavalry. Then suddenly he decided to become a writer. As a writer, he came to Hollywood. He then moved to London to work in the British film industry and study painting. Returning to America, he worked for a while on the stage. In 1937, John returned to Hollywood and more

The son of actor Walter Houston, John was born on August 5, 1906 in Nevada, but spent his childhood on wheels. He traveled to various theaters with his father, in high school became a champion among boxers and even served time in the cavalry. Then suddenly he decided to become a writer. As a writer, he came to Hollywood.

He then moved to London to work in the British film industry and study painting. Returning to America, he worked for a while on the stage. In 1937, John returned to Hollywood and began writing again.

His directorial debut took place in 1941, when at the studio of the Warner brothers John Huston put the film on his own script. The script was based on the acclaimed novel by Dashile Hamett “The Maltese Falcon”, and the film made two people famous at once – John Houston himself and actor Humphrey Bogart.

Over the next forty-plus years, John Houston earned a reputation as a director with a vibrant personality whose style allows actors to take advantage of the occasion and play their characters most expressively. Of all genres, he was not given only musical. The only test of strength in this field - "Annie" - was a complete failure.

Among his most famous works are “Treasures of Sierra Madre”, “Asphalt Jungle”, “The African Queen”, “Moby Dick”, “Honor of the Prizzi family”. Periodically, John Huston paid tribute to his first love of acting, and appeared in both his own films and those directed by other directors, of which the most famous is, of course, Roman Polanski’s Chinatown.