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John Wilden Hughes Jr. [2] (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the National Lampoon magazine.
John Hughes was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He was credited for creating some of the most memorable comedy films of the 1980s and the 1990s, when he was at the height of his career.
Jun 29, 2024 · John Hughes was an American film director, writer, and producer who in the 1980s established the modern American teen movie as a genre. Hughes successfully portrayed the reality of adolescent life while maintaining a funny and lighthearted tone.
Jun 29, 2024 · John Hughes movies are synonymous with 80s movies, and he helped launch many careers, while basically inventing the modern-day teen movie. Here is our ranking of John Hughes’ directorial efforts.
Aug 7, 2009 · John Hughes, the influential writer-director who captured the humor and angst of the teen experience, 1980s style, in hit movies such as “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris...
John Hughes was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He was credited for creating some of the most memorable comedy films of the 1980s and the 1990s, when he was at the height of his career.
Aug 6, 2009 · The creator of the modern American teenager film, who died Thursday in New York, made a group of films that are still watched and quoted today. Hughes, who was 59, died of a heart attack during an early-morning walk while visiting family in New York City, his publicist said.
Feb 17, 2017 · Born on 18 February 1950 in Lansing, Michigan, John Hughes became an influential producer, writer and director, and the driving force behind the teen-comedy boom of the mid-1980s. With a light touch and sharp eye, Hughes wrote and directed colourful films that both celebrated and dissected the American adolescent experience.
Aug 6, 2009 · John Hughes (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink;
Aug 6, 2009 · American film director and writer John Hughes died Thursday of a heart attack, his spokeswoman said. He was 59. According to a statement from his spokeswoman, Hughes died suddenly while taking...
