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Huston's Hobby

There were these five guys round the table: the Lightweight Boxing Champion of California; an expert on Pre-Columbian art; an honorary lieutenant in the Mexican army; an architect admired by Frank Lloyd Wright ; and a man of whom Marilyn Monroe said, 'No woman can be around him for long without falling in love'. What had they in common? They were all John Huston , who also happened to direct 'The Maltese Falcon', 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre', 'The African Queen', 'The Misfits' and 25 others. At the age of 74 he started work last week on the $30-million screen version of 'Annie'. Gavin Millar visited him at his Mexican hideaway to mark the publication of his autobiography 'An Open Book'.

English
  • Originally Aired March 14, 1981
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created May 23, 2013 by
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Name Type Role
Gavin Millar Director