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Howard Hawks

When and where was Howard Hawks born?

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Howard Hawks stands at right, speaking with actors John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson in cowboy costumes on the set of the western film Rio Bravo. — Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (right) directing (from left to right) John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959).

Howard Hawks was born on May 30, 1896, in Goshen, Indiana, U.S.1