Grave Hunter
John Huston
D.O.B.: August 5, 1906 (Nevada, MO)
D.O.D.: August 28, 1987 (Middletown, RI)
Cause of Death: Acute Emphysema
Location: Hollywood Forever; Section 8; Lot 8
Biographical Notes:
John Huston' was a man of many interests--painting, boxing, sculpture,
gambling, fox-hunting, etc. Huston was the veteran director who gave us such
classics as "The Maltese Falcon," "The African Queen" and
"Prizzi's Honor". Film director, screenwriter, actor and father of
Angelica Huston.
When he directed his daughter and his father, they each
won Academy Awards.
After making three documentaries with the Signal Corps in World
War II, he made his masterpiece, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1947), for
which he won Academy Awards for best director and best screenplay.
Later films
he both directed and wrote include The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Red Badge of
Courage (1951), The African Queen (1952), and Moby Dick (1956).
Directed:
"Prizzi's Honor" (1985) Movie
"Annie" (1982) Movie
"The Misfits" (1961) Movie
"The Unforgiven" (1960) Movie
"Moby Dick" (1956) Movie
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