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John Huston’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Enrica Soma wife born c. 1930; married from 1950 until her death in an auto accident in 1969; separated in 1962; gave birth to daughter Allegra (fathered by a titled Englishman) during separation; mother of Huston's two oldest children, Tony and Anjelica
Evelyn Keyes wife married in 1946 in Las Vegas; divorced in 1950
Lesley Black wife English; met in 1935; gave birth to stillborn daughter in 1939; divorced
Celeste Shane wife married in 1972; divorced in 1975
Dorothy Harvey wife high school sweetheart; married c. 1928; divorced in 1932; reportedly was an alcoholic
Tony Huston son born on April 15, 1950; mother, Enrica Soma; acted in "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963) and wrote screenplay for "The Dead" (1987)
Danny Huston son born on May 14, 1962; mother, Zoe Sallis; designed the main title sequence for Huston's "Under the Volcano" (1984), directed father in the 1990 direct-to-video release "Mr Corbett's Ghost" (shot in 1986) and helmed "Mr. North" (1988), produced and scripted by father
Pablo Huston son adopted
Allegra Huston daughter daughter of Enrica Soma and a titled Englishman, conceived during Soma's separation from Huston; after Soma's death, Huston raised her as his own child
Anjelica Huston daughter born on July 8, 1951; mother, Enrica Soma; debut in father's film, "Sinful Davey" (1969) at age 16; later directed by him in the disastrous "A Walk With Love and Death" (1969), "Prizzi's Honor" (1985), for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and "The Dead" (1987)
Rhea Gore mother born c. 1881; married Huston's father on December 31, 1904; divorced in 1912
Walter Huston father born on April 6, 1884; married Huston's mother on December 31, 1904; divorced in 1912; later wed to vaudevillian Bayonne Whipple (from 1915 to 1931) and actress Ninette Sunderland (from 1931 until his death); acted in son's directorial debut "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) and later won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948); died on April 7, 1950
Adelia Gore grandmother helped to raise Huston
John Marcellus Gore grandfather died in 1913

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : John Marcellus Huston

Born

August, 05 1906 in Nevada, Missouri, USA

Education

  • Smith School of Art, Los Angeles, California:

Professions

director, actor, producer, screenwriter