What is John Huston?
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} [[File:John Huston - publicity.JPG|thumb|right|210px|Huston in c. 1960]] '''John Marcellus Huston''' (August 5, 1906 &ndash; August 28, 1987) was an [[Americans|American]] movie director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for 37 movies he directed, many of which are today known as classics such as; ''[[The Maltese Falcon]]'' (1941), ''[[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre]]'' (1948), ''[[Key Largo]]'' (1948), ''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]'' (1950), ''[[The African Queen]]'' (1951), ''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 movie)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1952), ''[[The Misfits (1961 movie)|The Misfits]]'' (1961), and ''[[The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975). During his 46-year career, Huston was nominated for 15 [[Academy Awards]], for which he won only two. He was the father of actress [[Anjelica Huston]] and actor [[Danny Huston]] and was the son of actor [[Walter Huston]]. He was born in [[Nevada, Missouri]] on August 5, 1906. His father was Academy Award-winning actor [[Walter Huston]]. He was married to Dorothy Harvey from 1925 until they divorced in 1926. Then he married Lesley Black from 1937 until they divorced in 1945. Thirdly he married Enrica Soma from 1950 until her death in 1969. Lastly he married Celeste Shane from 1972 until they divorced in 1977. He was partners with Zoe Sallis. Huston had 5 children (one is adopted), including [[Anjelica Huston]]. Huston died August 28, 1987 in [[Middletown, Rhode Island]] from [[pneumonia]] caused by his [[emphysema]]; he was 81 years old.<ref>[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1987/Actor-John-Huston-Warns-Others-About-Emphysema-With-PM-Obit-Huston-Bjt/id-de7a0c1d7481c15904872da6d2cf88db John Huston dies aged 81 years old]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1379}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Huston, John}} [[Category:1906 births]] [[Category:1987 deaths]] [[Category:Academy Award winning directors]] [[Category:Actors who played M]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Deaths from emphysema