Fools First, 55
Ford, Glenn, 554
Ford, Greg, 566, 640
Ford, John, 3, 6, 13, 56–57, 64, 87, 101, 106, 215, 234, 247, 248, 249, 256, 316–17, 332, 400, 412, 418, 420, 432, 445, 449, 450, 477, 549, 560, 564, 622, 638–39, 647, 650, 664
Foreman, Carl, 540, 548
Forrest, Alan, 62
For Whom the Bell Tolls (film), 329–30, 354
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway), 329, 330, 358, 359
Four Devils, 73
Fourteen Hours, 464
Fowler, Gene, 188, 207, 279
Fowler, Hugh S., 509
Fowler, Will, 294
Fox, 64–100, 175–76, 224
Fox, William, 64, 123
Fraker, William, 631
Francis, Kay, 255
Frank, Pat, 595
Frankel, Ben, 108, 109
Frankenheimer, John, 483
Franklin, Sidney, 181
Franzee, Steve, 568
Frazier, Brenda, 332
Freeman, Everett, 435
Friedkin, William, 643
“From A to Z,” 323
From This Day Forward, 410
Frondaie, Pierre, 84
Front Page, The (1931 film), 9, 130, 197, 244, 279, 281, 588, 663
rights to remake, 278, 279
see also His Girl Friday
Front Page, The (play), 130, 132, 133–34, 279, 280–81, 330
Fuchs, Daniel, 434
Fuller, Samuel, 401, 402, 433
Furies, The, 410
Furthman, Charles, 76, 245
Furthman, Jules, 15, 76, 135, 186, 187, 209, 234–35, 237, 242, 352, 374, 401, 404, 425, 448, 460
The Big Sleep and, 389, 390, 391, 393, 401, 549–50
Only Angels Have Wings and, 268–69, 274
The Outlaw and, 292, 294, 296, 298
Rio Bravo and, 549, 550, 551, 563
To Have and Have Not and, 359, 362, 363, 366, 367, 368–69, 372, 378
Gabin, Jean, 333
Gable, Clark, 133, 180, 182, 183, 184, 246, 302, 342–43, 348, 388, 397, 398, 449, 460, 466, 572
death of, 574, 589
Gabriel, John, 620
Garbo, Greta, 74, 255, 266, 302, 320, 379, 408
Gardner, Ava, 452, 496
Gardner, Cyril, 466
Garfield, John, 337, 339, 342, 343, 357
Garland, Beverly, 555
Garmes, Lee, 141, 207, 292, 529
Garner, James, 555
Garnett, Tay, 215
Garnham, Nicholas, 641
Garr, Terry (Teri), 614
Garrett, Oliver H. P., 208, 209
Garrett, Pat, 292
Garth, Jana, 414–15
Garth, Matthew, 13
Gaudio, Tony, 350
Gellhorn, Martha, 289, 290, 328
“Genie de Howard Hawks,” 513
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (first screen version), 42
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Hawks film), 9, 13, 499, 500, 503–10, 513, 660
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Loos), 503
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (play), 503
George, Christopher, 116
Gest, Morris, 199
Ghane, Marina, 625
Gibbs, A. Hamilton, 122
Gifford, Frank, 555, 556
Gift of the Magi, The, 499
Gilbert, Billy, 285
Gilbert, John, 62, 103
Gilda, 274, 504
Gili, Jean, 642
Gilmore, Stuart, 582, 589, 590, 598, 601, 622
Girardon, Michele, 576–77, 585–86, 588
Girl in Every Port, A, 40, 86–91, 200, 222, 588, 618, 628, 629, 652
“Girl Who Almost Got Away, The,” 595–96
Gitt, Bob, 395
Glasmon, Kubec, 158, 159, 160
Glazer, Benjamin, 72
Go and Get It, 52–53
Godard, JeanLuc, 8, 13, 513, 566, 661
Goddard, Paulette, 463
Godfather, The, 644
Godfrey, Shirley, see Hawks, Shirley (née Godfrey)
Goetz, Edie (née Mayer), 328
Goetz, William, 328
Gold, Max, 108, 109
Gold of the Seven Saints, 568, 569
Goldwyn, Frances, 233, 239
Goldwyn, Samuel, 5, 6, 15, 104, 105, 123, 126, 131, 213, 302–303, 333, 399, 416, 453, 460, 466, 469, 568
Ball of Fire and, 322, 323, 325, 326, 327
Barbary Coast and, 208, 211, 212
Come and Get It and, 231–33, 235, 237–42, 324
A Song Is Born and, 433–36, 443, 444
Gone with the Wind, 5, 275, 279, 293, 301, 316, 342–43
Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Pedro, 556–57
Goodrich, Marcus, 208
Gordean, Jack, 569, 571, 591, 595
Gordon, C. Henry, 155
Gordon, Gloria, 500
Goulding, Edmund, 449
Grabiner, June Dorothea, 219, 222
Grable, Betty, 503, 510
Grainger, Edmund, 469
Grant, Cary, 5, 12, 74, 161, 247, 263, 333, 335, 365, 402, 412, 432, 451, 464, 472, 495, 554, 595, 596–97, 599, 604, 658
in Bringing Up Baby, 250–54, 256, 327
in His Girl Friday, 251, 282–85, 287, 327
in I Was a Female War Bride, 452, 455–57, 460–63
in Monkey Business, 495, 496, 497–99
in Only Angels Have Wings, 266, 272, 273, 274, 276
Graves, Robert, 516–17
Gray, Coleen, 415, 418
“Great Sebastian, The,” 596
Great White North, The, 78
Green, Abel, 275
Green, Alfred E., 64
Greene, Graham, 212
Green Hills of Africa (Hemingway), 289
Greenspun, Roger, 640
Greenway, Lee, 476
Greer, Jane, 466, 474, 486, 488, 555
Grey, Zane, 59, 60, 62
Grider, John McGavock, 186
Griffin, Eleanore, 268, 269
Griffin, Frank, 50
Griffith, D. W., 41, 42, 43, 80, 438
Griffith, Raymond, 55, 60, 98, 99, 169, 171
Gross, Buddy, 261, 262
Gross, Edward, 261–62, 331
Gross, Nancy Raye, see Hawks, Nancy Raye (née Gross) (Slim) (second wife)
Gross, Raye Nell (née Boyer), 261, 262, 404
Gross, Theodora (Teddie), 261, 262
Gunga Din (film), 244–46, 256–57, 258, 468, 551
Gunga Din (Kipling), 244
Gurney, Noll, 320
Guthrie, A. B., 469, 567
Haas, Ernst, 527
Hadfield, Virginia (Ginger), 660
Haggiag, Robert, 512
Hakim, André, 399, 499, 513
Hakim, Robert, 539
Haller, Ernest, 112
Hamilton, Edmond, 549
Hamilton, Neil, 112, 115
Hamlet (Olivier’s), 453
Hampton, Lionel, 435
Hansen, Chuck, 516, 522
Happy Land (Kantor), 351
Harding, Ann, 432–33
Hard Way, The, 333
Harlan, Russell, 418, 419, 454, 458, 475, 488, 490, 522, 529, 557, 578, 586, 598, 602, 621
Harlow, Jean, 112, 147, 180, 182, 189–90, 192, 263, 349, 473
Harper’s Bazaar, 363, 404, 405, 430
Harriman, Averell, 399
Harrington, Curtis, 414
Harris, Jed, 199
Harris, Thomas, 109
Hart, Moss, 324, 353, 399
Hartford, Donna (Dee), see Hawks, Donna (Dee) (née Higgins) (third wife)
Hartford, Eden, see Marx, Eden (née Higgins)
Hartley, Diana, 579
Haskell, Molly, 11, 14, 286–87, 566, 602–603, 661
Haskin, Byron, 168
Hat, Coat and Glove, 203
Hatari!, 14, 70, 116, 532, 553, 562, 570–94, 596, 661
as Africa project, 541, 544, 553–54, 567, 568, 569, 571
Hathaway, Henry, 303, 333, 334, 449, 460, 499, 512
Hawkins, Ja
ck, 12–13, 521, 525, 526, 530
Hawks, Athole (née Shearer) (first wife), 15–16, 105, 106, 128, 163–65, 207, 210–11, 225, 231, 237, 345–46, 407, 443, 466, 659
first marriage, 80, 81, 95
marriage to Hawks, 88, 90, 91, 94–95, 106, 206, 210–11, 225, 231, 245
divorce, 264, 291, 293–94, 331, 431, 540
mental problems, 79, 80, 81, 95, 144–45, 164, 206, 231, 245, 263, 264, 281, 293, 294, 407, 607
romance with Hawks, 71, 78–79, 82–83
yachting and, 157, 163
Hawks, Barbara, see McCampbell,
Barbara (née Hawks)
Hawks, Celia, 547, 660
Hawks, David Winchester (son), 48, 163, 207, 221, 231, 245, 260, 293, 294, 328, 418, 448, 482, 658
adolescence, 345, 397, 405–406, 421–22, 423, 437
birth of, 105
career of, 547, 660
on location with his father, 488, 502
marriages of, 577, 660
at Princeton, 406, 447, 461
Slim and, 264, 281, 294, 421–22, 447
Hawks, Donna (Dee) (née Higgins) (third wife), 16, 484–85, 486, 488, 496, 500, 502, 516, 518, 520–21, 536, 541, 545, 556, 560, 610, 659
affairs, 520, 546
marriage to Hawks, 509, 511–12, 539, 566–67
divorce, 567, 569
as mother, 535, 543
pregnancy, 526, 534
Hawks, Eleazer (grandfather), 18, 22–23, 24
Hawks, Frank Winchester (father), 18, 24, 27, 34–35, 36, 49, 128, 245, 282, 346, 407, 448, 478
death of Kenneth Hawks and, 107, 110
Hawks, Grace (sister), 30, 35, 38, 82
Hawks, Gregg (son), 455, 570, 660
as adolescent, 604, 630, 641, 646, 649, 654, 655–58
birth of, 535
childhood of, 540, 541, 543, 545, 560–61, 566–67, 567
on location with his father, 582, 584, 586
Red Line 7000 and, 608
Hawks, Helen (née Howard) (mother), 18, 24–32, 26–31, 33, 128, 245, 282, 346, 407, 448, 478
as Christian Scientist, 33, 36, 82
death of Kenneth Hawks and, 107, 110, 111, 116
education of, 26–27, 43–44
marriage of, 27–28
Hawks, Helen Bernice (sister), 31, 36
Hawks, Howard Winchester:
affairs, 135–36, 164, 189–90, 206, 210, 229, 231, 237, 348, 349, 360, 375, 385, 404, 466–67
in later years, 605–607
birth of, 18, 28
childhood of, 29–32, 34–39
critical recognition, 14, 513, 536, 542–43, 566, 592–93, 594, 641–48, 654–55, 660–61
croquet and, 398–400, 471, 474
death of, 657–58
death of his brother Kenneth and, 107, 110
as director, 6–16, 64–655
Academy Awards and, 3, 316–17, 649–51
debut as, 45
decision to direct, 56–57
early efforts, 64–100
female characters, 11, 12, 13, 29, 74, 204, 242, 286–87, 392, 561
filmography, 667–90
influence on contemporary filmmakers, 13–14, 566, 642–43, 654, 661–64
influences on, 46, 73, 75, 84
motifs in films of, 70, 89, 116, 169, 214, 222, 327–28, 487, 565
overlapping dialogue and, 197, 203, 222, 283, 284, 285, 482
philosophy of life expressed by, 11, 166, 276–77, 565, 642, 664
as starmaker, 13, 201, 228, 235, 365, 374, 384, 414, 450, 604
studio heads and, 5, 6–7, 8, 63, 64, 85–86, 90–91, 121–28, 169–70, 175–76, 183, 195, 196, 197–98, 220–21, 239–41, 257, 310–11, 324, 338–42, 346, 465, 507, 568–69, 620–21
style of, 3–4, 10–11, 73, 204–205, 214, 391–92
see also titles of specific films
divorces, 264, 291, 293–04, 331, 431, 447, 567, 569
education of, 8, 16, 34–39
family background, 6, 18–33
as gambler, 17, 39, 174, 189, 207, 231, 259, 261, 291, 321, 359, 386, 448, 544–45
health problems and accidents, 544, 654, 656–57
Hog Canyon home, see S-Bar-S Ranch and Hog Canyon
literary properties and, 334, 335, 356, 358, 381, 401–404, 416, 432–33, 463, 473, 539–40
see also names of individual production companies
marriages of:
to Athole, see Hawks, Athole (née Shearer) (first wife), marriage to Hawks
to Dee, see Hawks, Donna (Dee) (née Higgins) (third wife), marriage to Hawks
to Slim, see Hawks, Nancy Raye (née Gross) (Slim) (second wife), marriage to Hawks
military service, 46–47, 178
motorcycle club, 397–98
personality of, 4, 7, 231, 482, 581, 646, 658
as pilot, 6, 16, 46, 47, 156
production companies, see names of individual companies, e.g. Monterey Productions
race cars and, 6, 16, 32, 39–40, 48, 156, 157, 161, 512
racehorses and, 207, 260, 322–23, 544–45, 567
Screen Directors Guild and, 248–50, 259–60, 448
start in movie business, 8–9, 42–46, 50–63, 300
as storyteller and exaggerator, 5–6, 16, 17, 32, 44–45, 60, 103–104, 195, 198, 253, 290–91, 303–304, 321, 333, 364, 376, 400, 511, 604, 645–46, 647
talent agency and, 347–48, 350, 351, 365, 378
Hawks, Jamin, 547, 660
Hawks, Jennie L. (née Goff) (grandmother), 22, 24, 27, 28
Hawks, Judith (née Webb), 577, 660
Hawks, Kate, 547, 660
Hawks, Kenneth Neil (brother), 28, 52, 58, 157
as athlete, 48–49
childhood of, 28, 29, 35
death of, 91, 106–10, 116, 128
as director, 100–101, 106–10
marriage of, 81–84, 95, 106
as production supervisor, 65, 78, 83
Hawks, Kitty Stephen (daughter), 405, 407, 437, 447, 543, 547, 638, 643, 658, 660
Hawks, Nancy Raye (née Gross) (Slim) (second wife), 16, 261–66, 296, 315, 321, 322–23, 336, 359, 365, 366, 387, 388, 394, 398, 399, 400, 418, 426, 443, 460, 547, 659
background of, 261–63
as Best Dressed, 10, 429–30
film business and, 334, 365, 408
To Have and Have Not, 363, 367, 374
Monterey Productions, see Monterey Productions
Leland Hayward and, 290, 408, 413–14, 421, 422, 429, 430, 436–37, 447, 543–44, 659
Hemingway and, 289–90, 328–29, 407, 422, 544
marriage to Hawks:
breakdown of, 404, 407–408, 422, 429, 436–37
divorce, 431, 447, 543–44
Howard’s infidelities and, 348, 349, 375, 404
wedding, 331–32
pregnancy, 404, 405
production company, see Monterey Productions
romantic involvement with Hawks, 261, 263–64, 277, 281–82, 289–94
S-Bar-S Ranch and, 292–93
Hawks, Patricia (niece), 245
Hawks, Peter John Ward (stepson), 81, 163, 207, 231, 245, 260, 294, 421, 422, 502, 659–60
career of, 659
marriages of, 447–48, 465–66, 659–60
military service, 345, 405, 421
Slim and, 264, 281, 294, 422
Hawks, Shirley (née Godfrey), 448, 465, 659
Hawks, William Bellinger (brother), 29, 35, 38, 109, 177, 184, 241, 257, 321, 331, 399, 536, 543
death of, 630
divorce, 245
marriages of, 82, 106, 128, 248, 260
as producer, 321–22, 556, 577, 612
“Hawks Isn’t Good Enough,” 14, 654–55
Hawks on Hawks (McBride), 660
Hayden, Sterling, 554
Haydn, Richard, 325
Hayes, Gabby, 555
Haymes, Dick, 425
Hays, Will H. and Hays Office, 208, 254, 342–43, 432
Ceiling Zero and, 2
16–17, 218, 220
His Girl Friday and, 281
Scarface and, 137–40, 144–54, 155
see also Breen, Joseph I.; Production Code
Hayward, Leland, 460, 464, 547
as agent, 171, 176, 177, 209, 328, 407, 413–14
Slim and, 290, 408, 413–14, 421, 422, 429, 430, 436–37, 447, 543–44, 659
Hayworth, Rita, 13, 270–71, 273–74, 275, 292, 504, 645
Head, Edith, 600
Hearst, William Randolph, 263
Heart of Nora Flynn, The, 43
Hecht, Ben, 15, 76, 88, 188–89, 206, 234, 235, 279, 280, 285, 292, 330, 353, 432, 500, 514
affairs, 189, 192
Astoria Studios and, 207–208
Barbary Coast and, 209–11, 212
Gunga Din and, 244–45, 246, 256, 258
His Girl Friday and, 204
Monkey Business and, 495, 497
Scarface and, 129–33, 136, 137, 145, 154
The Thing and, 473–74, 476, 483
Twentieth Century and, 198–200, 204
Viva Villa! and, 189–92, 195
Hecht, Harold, 67
Hecht, Rose, 189, 192
Heerman, Victor, 77
Heilbron, Adelaide, 62
Hellfighters, 629
Hellinger, Mark, 333
Hellman, Lillian, 353
Hell’s Angels, 80, 109, 111, 112–15, 129, 153, 185, 440
Helmick, Paul, 17, 462, 507–508, 516, 522, 591, 608, 614, 615, 634, 654
Hatari! and, 574, 575, 577, 578, 586
Man’s Favorite Sport and, 596, 597, 598, 601
Hemingway, Ernest, 5, 8, 288–91, 326, 334, 354, 358, 366, 617, 645
Hawks compared to, 289–90
Slim and, 289–90, 328–29, 407, 422, 544
sons of, 328, 329, 422
Hemingway, Hadley, 432
Hemingway, Mary (née Welsh), 290, 407, 422
Henshaw, Jere, 631, 632
Hepburn, Audrey, 540–41, 597
Hepburn, Katharine, 5, 243, 257–58, 408
in Bringing Up Baby, 247, 250–56, 257, 327
Herbert, Hugh, 94, 116
Heritage of the Desert, The, 60
Heston, Charlton, 472
Heydt, Louis Jean, 384
H-F Productions, 401, 402, 403, 404
Hickox, Sid, 367, 372, 376
High Noon, 540, 541, 548–49, 564
Hill, George, 120
Hill, George Roy, 644
Hill, Marianna, 610, 611, 614, 615
Hill, Walter, 14, 662
Hire, Gail, 610, 613, 614, 615
His Girl Friday, 12, 70, 198, 204, 222, 234, 251, 265, 278–87, 327, 648, 661, 663, 664
His Night Out, 50
Hitchcock, Alfred, 3, 6, 13, 15, 449, 536, 571, 646, 661
Hively, George, 254
Holden, William, 466, 542, 548, 554, 568, 586
Holiday, 258
Hollywood Park racetrack, 260
Hollywood Reporter, 148, 150, 537
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