American film director John Hughes dies at age 59
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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American film director John Hughes, noted for such movies as Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club, died Thursday due to a heart attack.
A statement, released by his representative, said that he experienced the heart attack while on a morning stroll in Manhattan, New York. Hughes was born on February 18, 1950 in Michigan. He started his career as an advertising copywriter in Chicago. By the end of the 1970s he was a frequent contributor to the National Lampoon magazine.
In the 1990s, he made the Home Alone series, which became a box office sensation and turned Macaulay Culkin into a star.
In recent years, Hughes stepped back from the movie industry to spend more time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy, two sons and four grandchildren.
[edit] Sources
- Mekado Murphy. "John Hughes, Director of 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Sixteen Candles" — The New York Times, August 6, 2009
- Todd Leopold. "'Sixteen Candles', 'Breakfast Club' director Hughes dead at 59" — CNN, August 6, 2009
- Ben Fritz. "John Hughes, 59, dies of heart attack" — Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2009
