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John Marcellus Huston (; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an
American filmmaker, screenwriter and
actor. He was known for directing the films
The Maltese Falcon (1941),
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948),
Key Largo (1948),
The Asphalt Jungle (1950),
The African Queen (1951),
Moulin Rouge (1952)
The Misfits (1960),
The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and
Annie (1982). He was the son of actor
Walter Huston and the father of actress
Anjelica Huston and actor
Danny Huston.
Childhood
Huston was born in
Nevada, Missouri, a son of
Canadian-born actor,
Walter Huston and his wife Rhea Gore, a sports reporter. Huston was of
Scots-Irish descent on his father's side
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English and
Welsh on his mother's. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, John Marcellus and Adelia (Richardson) Gore. At the age of ten, Huston suffered a serious illness which left him nearly bedridden for several years. This spurred him to pursue a full life, both intellectually and physically.
