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John Hughes
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American filmmaker (1950–2009)
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John Hughes (1950–2009) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and film director. Born in Lansing, Michigan, he worked in the fields of film direction and film production. His professional career spanned from 1970 until 2009. He was a member of the Writers Guild of America West and spoke English.
Hughes was educated at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. He resided in Lake Forest and was buried in Illinois. He died of a myocardial infarction in New York City, which was classified as natural causes. Open Library lists 411 works by him, including titles such as *Life 2 with the Spark Platform*, *Life 1 with the Spark Platform*, *Paper Boy to Pulitzer*, *Works*, and *Indonesian Upheaval*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 411
Top works
- Life 2 with the Spark Platform
- Life 1 with the Spark Platform
- Crossing Borders - Musical Change and Exchange Through Time : Publications of the ICTM Study Group on Music Archaeology, Vol. 2
- Paper Boy to Pulitzer
- Works
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Lansing, Michigan, USA
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; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career…
Known for
- John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)2025
- BRATS — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
- The Movies That Made Us — Self (archive footage)2019
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead — Self - Writer (archive footage)2015
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast — Self (archive footage)2012
- The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful — Self (archive footage)2006
- Who Is Ferris Bueller? — Self2006
- The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories — Self (archive footage)2006
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- John Hughes: Time Capsule — Himself1986
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- John Wilden Hughes Jr. , ( 1950-02-18 ) February 18, 1950, Lansing, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- August 6, 2009 (2009-08-06) (aged 59), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Lake Forest Cemetery , U.S.
- Other name
- Edmond Dantès
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Years active
- 1970–2009
- Spouse
- Nancy Ludwig ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Hughes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lansing
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- John Hughes, 1967 HS Yearbook.jpg
- Residence
- Lake Forest
Show 11 more facts
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1950-02-18
- date of death
- 2009-08-06
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- John Hughes
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- Commons category
- John Hughes (filmmaker)
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker)
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- P12749
- Otto Heinrich von Loeben
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing, directing, and producing the films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), and Uncle Buck (1989), in addition to writing the films Pretty in Pink (1986), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Home Alone (1990), 101 Dalmatians (1996), and Flubber (1997).
Widely considered an icon of the 1980s whose coming-of-age stories captured the teenage experience, Hughes set most of his films in Chicago, where he spent his teenage years. His work often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
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