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How did John Huston’s children participate in making The Dead?
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John Huston
John Huston (left) on the set of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
In his final film, The Dead (1987), John Huston collaborated with two of his children:
- Anjelica Huston: She participated as an actress in the film.1
- Tony Huston: John's oldest son wrote the screenplay for the movie, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.1
The film, based on the James Joyce short story of the same name, was completed shortly before John Huston's death.1