John Hughes, director of iconic films of the 1980s such as "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Pretty in Prink," has died of a heart attack at age 59 while visiting family in Manhattan, according to his spokesman.
Born in 1950, he landed on the Hollywood map as a screenwriter, writing the classic 1983 Chevy Chase family road trip film "National Lampoon's Vacation" and the Michael Keaton dad-at-home comedy "Mr. Mom" the same year.
Hughes's ear for teen speak and for honing in on the minutiae of high school life inspired high critical praise as well as box office gold. In 1984, his first successful film, "Sixteen Candles," honed in on the pubescent humiliations and coming-of-age trials of an offbeat heroine, played by Molly Ringwald, on her 16th birthday.
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Director John Hughes Dies at 59 - RIP
John Hughes, director of iconic films of the 1980s such as "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Pretty in Prink," has died of a heart attack at age 59 while visiting family in Manhattan, according to his spokesman.
Born in 1950, he landed on the Hollywood map as a screenwriter, writing the classic 1983 Chevy Chase family road trip film "National Lampoon's Vacation" and the Michael Keaton dad-at-home comedy "Mr. Mom" the same year.
Hughes's ear for teen speak and for honing in on the minutiae of high school life inspired high critical praise as well as box office gold. In 1984, his first successful film, "Sixteen Candles," honed in on the pubescent humiliations and coming-of-age trials of an offbeat heroine, played by Molly Ringwald, on her 16th birthday.
SINCERELY,
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
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fun fact:
did u know, jimmy edgar has been working on music with his son, john hughes jr. .. for years now.
john hughes jr. also put out one (or two?) of jimmy's albums under a secrete name.
that is super awsome - whats the secret name
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