j. huston

Hus·ton

[hyoo-stuhn or, often, yoo-]
noun
1.
John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
2.
his father, Walter, 1884–1950, U.S. actor, born in Canada.
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John. 1906--87, US film director. His films include The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1947), for which he won an Oscar, The African Queen (1951), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Prizzi's Honour (1985), and The Dead (1987)

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