Biography
Kenneth Hawks, younger brother of director Howard Hawks by two years, and producer William Hawks by one year, was born in 1898 in Goshen, Indiana. A veteran of World War I in the United States Army Air Service and, later, graduating from Yale University, he began directing films for Fox Film Corporation in 1929, three years after older brother Howard began his directorial career. Kenneth Hawks married actress and future Oscar-winner Mary Astor in 1928. Astor was widowed upon his death. On January 2, 1930, with two films to his credit, Hawks and nine other crew died in the collision of two camera planes over the Pacific Ocean off Southern California while he was directing the film Such Men are Dangerous.
Filmography
all 4
Movies 4
Director 3
Writer 1
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
Big Time (1929)
Masked Emotions (1929)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-08-12
Deathday
1930-01-02 (31 years old)
Birth Place
Goshen, United States
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Relationships
Mary Astor (1928 - 1930)
Father
Frank Winchester Hawks
Mother
Helen Howard
Siblings
Howard Hawks, William Hawks
Citizenships
United States
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