38
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 7:
Line 7: − +
→Career as Director
==Career as Director==
==Career as Director==
Hawks directed eight silent films, but he really came of age with the advent of sound. From the start he demonstrated a sure touch for dialogue in such films as Bringing Up Baby (1938) and Sergeant York (1941). A political conservative, he never won a best director Oscar, but did receive an honorary Academy Award in 1975. Hawks's films do celebrate the strong man, but also offer strong roles for favored actresses such as Katharine Hepburn and Lauren Bacall. He died at his home in Palm Springs in 1977.
Hawks directed eight silent films, but he really came of age with the advent of sound. From the start he demonstrated a sure touch for dialogue in such films as Bringing Up Baby (1938) and Sergeant York (1941). A political conservative, he never won a best director Oscar, but did receive an honorary Academy Award in 1975. Hawks's films do celebrate the strong man, but also offer strong roles for favored actresses such as [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Lauren Bacall]]. He died at his home in Palm Springs in 1977.