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  • Among others, DeMille was referring to John Huston, chairman of a testimonial dinner for the Hollywood Ten; George Seaton, who had served on the Committee for the First Amendment, as had Billy Wilder and William Wyler.

    Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

  • If Allenby loses against Toms, he will join American John Huston as the captain's picks who didn't gain a point.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Although she continued to turn up in the odd Hollywood drek (RICH AND FAMOUS, CLASS) or off-Hollywood stinkers (INCHON, WILD ORCHID) she began to devote her time more and more to European productions, such as John Huston's UNDER THE VOLCANO (1984) and Claude Chabrol's LA CÉRÉMONIE (1995), in which she plays a not unsympathetic aristocrat shotgunned to death by peasants Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Bonnaire.

    You don't know Jacq Arbogast 2007

  • The year also saw the explosion of the film noir genre, with the release of classic examples such as John Huston's impressively atmospheric debut,

    Screenhead 2008

  • Sex siren Marilyn Monroe was thrilled when she learned she would play opposite Gable in John Huston's production of Arthur Miller's psychological Western The Misfits 1960.

    John Farr: Clark Gable: King of Hollywood John Farr 2012

  • The following year, Finney would team with legendary director John Huston for one of his darkest, meatiest roles in Under The Volcano.

    John Farr: Birthday Tribute: Albert Finney's Finest John Farr 2011

  • Irwin Shaw's old-fashioned page-turner set in Rome revolves around a magnetic Irish movie director named Delaney—a John Huston type with "monkey-cynicism and mischief"—who is straining to resuscitate his career.

    Five Best: Movie Directors in Fictional Form Patrick McGilligan 2011

  • The following year, Finney would team with legendary director John Huston for one of his darkest, meatiest roles in Under The Volcano.

    John Farr: Birthday Tribute: Albert Finney's Finest John Farr 2011

  • Africa and John Huston occupy this roman à clef by screenwriter Peter Viertel, who was an eyewitness to the making of "The African Queen" 1951.

    Five Best: Movie Directors in Fictional Form Patrick McGilligan 2011

  • Orson Welles crossed with John Huston is the inspiration for Leander Starr, the subject of the movie-business satire "Genius."

    Five Best: Movie Directors in Fictional Form Patrick McGilligan 2011

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