Huston

American  

[hyoo-stuhn, yoo-] / ˈhju stən, ˈju- /

noun

1. John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.

2. his father Walter, 1884–1950, U.S. actor, born in Canada.

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Huston British  

/ ˈhjuːstən /

noun

1. John. 1906–87, US film director. His films include The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1947), for which he won an Oscar, The African Queen (1951), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Prizzi's Honour (1985), and The Dead (1987)

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She made history in 1990 when she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, beating Hollywood stars including Julia Roberts and Anjelica Huston.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Penn appeared as a reptilian lawyer in the 1993 thriller "Carlito's Way," before saying he was retiring from acting to direct, and making 1995's "The Crossing Guard" with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

Written and directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson from a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, the satirical comedy covers much of the same thematic territory as the Oscar winner “The Shape of Water.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

At the time of his death, he had eight upcoming projects, including the Stefan Ruzowitzky-directed thriller “Ice Fall,” which he had completed filming with Joel Kinnaman and Danny Huston.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

At 10 o'clock tomorrow I shall set out for West Point with Gen. Huston, of Tennessee, to whom I was introduced on yesterday by Gen. Scott.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various