John huston biography book

John Huston: Courage and Art is an exhaustive but fascinating review of the legendary film director, writer, and actor.

John huston biography book

John huston biography book

Frank capra biography

Walter huston bio

Walter huston actor

John huston movies

In the prologue, the biographer lays out the similarities and the friendship of Huston to Ernest Hemingway, an interesting way to start.

From there, we’re off - starting with Huston’s childhood, where we learn he moved to St.

Paul, Minnesota, “where belonging to the upper class depended on background, good manners, the appearance of morality - and money.” John was not close to his father, the actor Walter Huston, until joining his father in NYC when he was around 20 years old.

Walter Huston was an established stage and film actor, and took John under his wing. John acknowledged, “I didn’t find my father’s reputation difficult to deal with. I rode on it, for all it’s worth.”

He learned the craft quickly and, after directing war movies for the military, he wrote and directed his first movie - The Maltese Falcon.

This cri