Marquis Henri Leonard de Fienn...
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 13, 1898 Sacramento, CA |
| Died | Feb 11, 1985 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 86 |
| Final Resting PlaceHoly Cross Cemetery | |
Henry Hathaway | |
| Job | Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1925-74 |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western, Adventure, Action, Romance, Crime |
| Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Gold |
| Top Collaborators | John Wayne, Strother Martin, Karl Malden, Gary Cooper |
| Shares birthday with | Frank Wilcox, Walter Walker, Paul Fix see more.. |
Henry Hathaway Overview:
Director, Henry Hathaway, was born Marquis Henri Leonard de Fiennes on Mar 13, 1898 in Sacramento, CA. Hathaway died at the age of 86 on Feb 11, 1985 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Hathaway was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1935 | Best Director | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) | N/A | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
Niagara (1953, )
on Dec 14, 2019 From The Stop ButtonNiagara has some noir-ish elements to it?femme fatale wife Marilyn Monroe stepping out on war veteran husband Joseph Cotten?but it?s not about the darkness, it?s about the light. And its location shooting. Niagara takes full advantage of the falls, not just for scenery but for multiple story element... Read full article
Mini Tribute: at Work
By Annmarie Gatti on Mar 13, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub BlogBorn March 13, 1898 Director ! learned his directorial craft during the Silent Era working as an assistant to notable directors including Victor Fleming, Josef von Sternberg and Fred Niblo. He made his credited directorial debut in 1932 with Heritage of the Desert, starr... Read full article
Garden of Evil (1954, )
on Dec 9, 2013 From The Stop ButtonFor a while it seems like the third act of Garden of Evil will make up for the rest of the film’s problems. Or at least give it somewhere to excel. Sadly, director Hathaway and screenwriter Frank Fention inexplicably tack on a terrible coda–tying into the title no less–and effectiv... Read full article
Diplomatic Courier (1952, )
on Mar 5, 2012 From The Stop ButtonDiplomatic Courier starts a lot stronger than it finishes. For the first half or so, it’s a post-war variation of a thirties Hitchcock–a lot of unexplained, strange incidents and a protagonist trying to unravel them. Then it changes gear, becoming a Hollywood attempt at The Third Man. It... Read full article
Sundown (1941, )
on Sep 7, 2011 From The Stop ButtonThe majority of Sundown is excellent. Hathaway sort of mixes the Western and British colonial adventure genre with a World War II propaganda piece. New Mexico stands in for Kenya?it?s an interesting war film because there aren?t any Americans. Lead Bruce Cabot is playing a Canadian. Cabot does well ... Read full article
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