He then moved to Mexico and began writing, first plays and short stories, and later working in Los Angeles as a Hollywood screenwriter, and was nominated for several Academy Awards writing for films directed by William Dieterle and Howard Hawks, among others. Son of actor Walter Huston, he studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and the BAFTA Fellowship in 1980. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Many of his films involved themes such as religion, meaning, truth, freedom, psychology, colonialism, and war. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. John Marcellus Huston ( / ˈ h juː s t ən/ ⓘ HEW-stən August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.
