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Article: Howard Hawks: American Artist.(Review)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
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Howard Hawks: American Artist Fox Lorber / 57 minutes / $19. 98
In a career that spanned more than a half-century, director Howard Hawks earned a reputation as an "efficient maker of hits." The French regarded him as a cinematic genius, with director Jean-Luc Godard labeling Hawks the greatest of American artists. For a filmmaker who treated his craft in an often cavalier manner--to the point where he would let others on the set, even crew members, suggest dialogue changes--Hawks nevertheless turned out a number of movies that pleased audiences and critics alike.
Born to a wealthy family that virtually owned most of Goshen, Ind., Hawks drifted to ...
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