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John Huston

Birth Name:	John Marcellus Huston
Alt Names:	Jhon Huston Guest X
Born:	August 5, 1906
Birth Place:	Nevada, Missouri
Died:	August 28, 1987
Death Place:	Middletown, Rhode Island
Cause:	emphysema
Age at Death:	81 years and 23 days
Height:	6’ 2” (1.88 m)
More Info:	Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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1940	Writing (Original Screenplay). Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet, Warner Bros. John Huston, Heinz Herald and Norman Burnside.
1941	Writing (Original Screenplay). Sergeant York, Warner Bros. Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch and John Huston.
1941	Writing (Screenplay). The Maltese Falcon, Warner Bros. John Huston.
1948	Directing. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros. John Huston.
1948	Writing (Screenplay). The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros. John Huston.
1950	Directing. The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. John Huston.
1950	Writing (Screenplay). The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ben Maddow and John Huston.
1951	Directing. The African Queen, Horizon Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. (USA, UK) John Huston.
1951	Writing (Screenplay). The African Queen, Horizon Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. (USA, UK) James Agee and John Huston.
1952	Directing. Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK) John Huston.
1957	Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, 20th Century-Fox. John Lee Mahin and John Huston.
1963	Actor in a Supporting Role. John Huston in The Cardinal, Gamma Production; Columbia.
1975	Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material). The Man Who Would Be King, Allied Artists-Columbia Pictures Production; Allied Artists. (UK, USA) John Huston and Gladys Hill.
1985	Directing. Prizzi’s Honor, ABC Motion Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. John Huston.

14 Nominations