John Hughes (filmmaker)
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| Born |
John Wilden Hughes, Jr. February 18, 1950 Lansing, Michigan, United States |
| Died | August 6, 2009 (aged 59) New York City, New York, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Lake Forest Cemetery |
| Residence | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Edmond Dantes |
| Alma mater |
University of Arizona (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1970–2009 |
| Home town |
Northbrook, Illinois Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Ludwig (m. 1970–2009) |
| Children | John III and James |
John Wilden Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and early 1990s including the comedy National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), the coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles (1984), the teen sci-fi comedy Weird Science (1985), the coming-of-age comedy-drama The Breakfast Club (1985), the coming-of-age comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the romantic comedy-drama Pretty in Pink (1986), the romance Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), the comedies Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Uncle Buck (1989), the Christmas family comedy Home Alone (1990) and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).
Hughes was known for his work on teen movies and for helping launch the careers of numerous actors including Michael Keaton, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Bill Paxton, Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, and the Brat Pack group.
Hughes was born in Lansing, Michigan, to a mother who volunteered in charity work and John Hughes, Sr., who worked in sales. He spent the first twelve years of his life in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Hughes described himself as "kind of quiet" as a kid.
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