John Houston

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:active_years 1928–1987
gptkbp:award gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Award
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Nevada,_Missouri,_USA
gptkbp:born August 8, 1906
gptkbp:career_start gptkb:Actor
Screenwriter for Warner Bros.
gptkbp:child gptkb:Tony_Huston
gptkb:Anjelica_Huston
gptkb:Danny_Huston
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Humphrey_Bogart
gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:John_Huston
gptkb:Katharine_Hepburn
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:died August 28, 1987
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:film gptkb:The_Dead
gptkbp:film_debut The African Queen (1951)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Houston
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
gptkb:Francis_Ford_Coppola
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Ford
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Film_noir
Adaptations of literary works
Character-driven narratives
gptkbp:legacy Known for strong character development.
Contributed to the film noir genre.
Influential in the development of American cinema.
Pioneered the use of location shooting.
Recognized for his adaptations of literary works.
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_African_Queen
gptkb:The_Maltese_Falcon
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King
gptkb:The_Treasure_of_the_Sierra_Madre
gptkbp:resting_place Cremated, ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rita_Hayworth
Enrica Soma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cissy_Houston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4