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Howard Hawks
Life Time
30 May 1896 - 26 December 1977
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Born in Goshen, Indiana. Prior to his film career, he worked as an aircraft pilot, and later took part in car racing. For the first time he acted as a scriptwriter and producer in the film “The Swamp” (1923), becoming by the mid-20s a well-known screenwriter. Hawks' directorial debut took place in 1925 (the film "The Way to Glory"), later he put several more silent films, but the real fame of the director was expected after the release of the gangster tape "Scarface" (1932), which became a classic
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Born in Goshen, Indiana. Prior to his film career, he worked as an aircraft pilot, and later took part in car racing. For the first time he acted as a scriptwriter and producer in the film “The Swamp” (1923), becoming by the mid-20s a well-known screenwriter. Hawks' directorial debut took place in 1925 (the film "The Way to Glory"), later he put several more silent films, but the real fame of the director was expected after the release of the gangster tape "Scarface" (1932), which became a classic of the genre. Distinctive features of Hawkes’ work were a natural “superimposed” dialogue, which gave individual scenes the greatest dynamics and tension, the ability to introduce subtle comic features into a variety of episodes of the film. Unlike many famous directors of the time, who preferred to work in one or two genres, Hawks with equal success shot westerns - "Red River" (1948), "Rio Bravo" (1959), comedies: "Twentieth century" (1934), "Raising a baby" (1938), "Monkey tricks" (1952), "Gentlemen prefer blondes" (1953), dramas: "Only angels have wings" (1939), and many others, embodying the essence of Hollywood in their paintings. 1930-50. Hawks became one of the most recognized American film directors of his time, his films starred such screen stars as John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart ("To Have or Not to Have" (1944), "The Big Sleep" (1946), working with him became a creative springboard for Carol Lombard, Lauren Bacall and for many others who later became famous actors. Although the films he has made in recent years have not had the same success, many filmmakers recognize his influence, and his old films continue to attract the attention of viewers.