John Houston

Painter

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Gender	Male
Death	16 years ago
Date of birth	April 1,1930
Zodiac sign	Aries
Born	Buckhaven
	United Kingdom
Date of died	September 27,2008
Died	Edinburgh
	United Kingdom
Artworks	Village under the Cliffs
	Bathers
Spouse	Elizabeth Blackadder
Music groups	Elizabeth Blackadder
	Paul J. Rooney
Date of Reg.	2020-02-25 13:43:17
Date of Upd.	2023-03-10 22:50:25
ID	2579029

Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
AFI Life Achievement Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Fellowship
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
Bodil Award for Best American Film
DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director
London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year
Writers Guild of America Award - Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Special Lion
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Western
Silver Lion

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John Houston Life story

John Houston, OBE, RSA was a Scottish painter. Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife, raised in nearby Windygates, and educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F. C. was ended by a knee injury.