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John Hughes

Bio: John Hughes (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and Home Alone 3

Born: Sat, Feb 18 1950

Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, USA

Death: Thu, Aug 06 2009

John Hughes is 59 years old

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Home Sweet Home Alone

John Hughes would have been no older than

59 in Home Sweet Home Alone

as 'Screenplay, Story'.

Fri, Nov 12 2021

Vacation

John Hughes would have been no older than

59 in Vacation

as 'Characters'.

Tue, Jul 28 2015

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

John Hughes would have been no older than

59 in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

as 'Characters'.

Mon, Dec 03 2012

Drillbit Taylor

John Hughes was

57 in Drillbit Taylor

as 'Story'.

Mon, Feb 04 2008

Maid in Manhattan

John Hughes was

52 in Maid in Manhattan

as 'Story'.

Fri, Dec 13 2002

Home Alone 4

John Hughes was

52 in Home Alone 4

as 'Characters'.

Sun, Nov 03 2002

Beethoven's 4th

John Hughes was

51 in Beethoven's 4th

as 'Characters'.

Tue, Dec 04 2001

New Port South

John Hughes was

51 in New Port South

as 'Executive Producer'.

Fri, Sep 07 2001

Just Visiting

John Hughes was

51 in Just Visiting

as 'Screenplay'.

Fri, Apr 06 2001

Beethoven's 3rd

John Hughes was

50 in Beethoven's 3rd

as 'Characters'.

Thu, Sep 07 2000

American Adventure

John Hughes was

50 in American Adventure

as 'Characters'.

Mon, May 08 2000

Reach the Rock

John Hughes was

48 in Reach the Rock

as 'Writer, Producer'.

Fri, Oct 16 1998

Home Alone 3

John Hughes was

47 in Home Alone 3

as 'Writer, Producer'.

Fri, Dec 12 1997

Flubber

John Hughes was

47 in Flubber

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Wed, Nov 26 1997

101 Dalmatians

John Hughes was

46 in 101 Dalmatians

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Wed, Nov 27 1996

Mallrats

John Hughes was

45 in Mallrats

as 'Thanks'.

Fri, Oct 20 1995

Miracle on 34th Street

John Hughes was

44 in Miracle on 34th Street

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Fri, Nov 18 1994

Baby's Day Out

John Hughes was

44 in Baby's Day Out

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Fri, Jul 01 1994

Beethoven's 2nd

John Hughes was

43 in Beethoven's 2nd

as 'Characters'.

Tue, Dec 14 1993

Dennis the Menace

John Hughes was

43 in Dennis the Menace

as 'Producer, Screenplay'.

Thu, Jun 24 1993

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

John Hughes was

42 in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Sun, Nov 15 1992

Beethoven

John Hughes was

42 in Beethoven

as 'Writer'.

Fri, Apr 03 1992

Curly Sue

John Hughes was

41 in Curly Sue

as 'Director, Producer, Screenplay'.

Fri, Oct 25 1991

Dutch

John Hughes was

41 in Dutch

as 'Producer, Writer'.

Fri, Jul 19 1991

Only the Lonely

John Hughes was

41 in Only the Lonely

as 'Producer'.

Fri, May 24 1991

Career Opportunities

John Hughes was

41 in Career Opportunities

as 'Writer, Producer'.

Fri, Mar 29 1991

Home Alone

John Hughes was

40 in Home Alone

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Fri, Nov 16 1990

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

John Hughes was

39 in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

as 'Screenplay, Producer'.

Thu, Nov 30 1989

Uncle Buck

John Hughes was

39 in Uncle Buck

as 'Director, Producer, Writer'.

Wed, Aug 16 1989

The Great Outdoors

John Hughes was

38 in The Great Outdoors

as 'Executive Producer, Writer'.

Fri, Jun 17 1988

She's Having a Baby

John Hughes was

37 in She's Having a Baby

as 'Producer, Director, Writer'.

Fri, Feb 05 1988

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

John Hughes was

37 in Planes, Trains and Automobiles

as 'Producer, Screenplay, Director'.

Thu, Nov 26 1987

Some Kind of Wonderful

John Hughes was

37 in Some Kind of Wonderful

as 'Writer, Producer'.

Fri, Feb 27 1987

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

John Hughes was

36 in Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as 'Producer, Director, Writer'.

Wed, Jun 11 1986

Pretty in Pink

John Hughes was

36 in Pretty in Pink

as 'Screenplay, Executive Producer'.

Fri, Feb 28 1986

Weird Science

John Hughes was

35 in Weird Science

as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Thu, Aug 01 1985

National Lampoon's European Vacation

John Hughes was

35 in National Lampoon's European Vacation

as 'Screenplay'.

Thu, Jul 25 1985

The Breakfast Club

John Hughes was

34 in The Breakfast Club

as 'Producer, Director, Writer'.

Fri, Feb 15 1985

Sixteen Candles

John Hughes was

34 in Sixteen Candles

as 'Director, Writer'.

Fri, May 04 1984

Nate and Hayes

John Hughes was

33 in Nate and Hayes

as 'Writer'.

Fri, Nov 18 1983

National Lampoon's Vacation

John Hughes was

33 in National Lampoon's Vacation

as 'Screenplay'.

Fri, Jul 29 1983

Mr. Mom

John Hughes was

33 in Mr. Mom

as 'Writer'.

Fri, Jul 22 1983

Class Reunion

John Hughes was

32 in Class Reunion

as 'Writer'.

Fri, Oct 29 1982

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

John Hughes was

30 in The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

as 'Co-Writer'.

Tue, Feb 19 1980

Sam and Victor's Day Off

John Hughes will be

59+ in Sam and Victor's Day Off

as 'Original Film Writer'.

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