Born in Indiana in 1896 and died in 1977, Hawks directed successful films in nearly every genre, from screwball comedy and gangster pictures to westerns and film noir. His work centres on professionalism, loyalty and fast, overlapping dialogue.
Filmography
- Scarface (1932)
- Twentieth Century (1934)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
- His Girl Friday (1940)
- Sergeant York (1941)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- The Big Sleep (1946)
- Red River (1948)
- I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- Rio Bravo (1959)
- Hatari! (1962)
- El Dorado (1966)
Photo: By Hal McAlpin - From Howard Hawks Photographs MSS P 27, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons