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How did Howard Hawks gain experience in the film industry during his college summers?
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Howard Hawks (right) directing (from left to right) John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959).
During his college summer vacations, Howard Hawks gained experience in the film industry by working for the property department of Famous Players–Lasky, a studio that later became Paramount Pictures.1