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Breakfast Club's John Hughes Dead At 59
cinemablend.com - 8/6/2009
Breakfast Club's John Hughes Dead At 59
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The 80s will live forever, thanks to him.
Director John Hughes dies at 59 - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
variety.com - 8/6/2009
Director John Hughes dies at 59 - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
— variety.com — Helmer died of a heart attack John Hughes, director of culturally significant films such as "The Breakfast... Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," died suddenly today of a heart attack while taking a morning walk during ... (more) Director John Hughes dies at 59 - Entertainment News, ...

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John Hughes 1950 - 2009
premiumhollywood.com - 8/6/2009
John Hughes 1950 - 2009
— premiumhollywood.com — John Hughes, the man responsible for capturing teen angst with more humor than anyone else in the... 1980s, has died, and as a tribute, I offer up sixteen of my favorite quotes from the man who gave us “Sixteen Candles.” Your mileage with ... (more) John Hughes 1950 - 2009

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hollywood-elsewhere.com - 8/6/2009
John Hughes, 59, Is Dead
— hollywood-elsewhere.com — '80s comedy dynamo John Hughes, who allegedly "didn't take care of himself" and "had bad eating habits,... like that of a child," according to a guy in the Hollywood comedy community, died on a Manhattan street this afternoon. My source heard Hughes may ... (more) John Hughes, 59, Is Dead

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Remembering John Hughes. Today in Film Bloggery 08/06/09
SpoutBlog — ... character development were often predictable — but satisfying in their predictability — but the films were full of true characters, often young, dorky, oddly dressed characters. They were also a study in adolescent semiotics (Breakfast Club is of course made up of teenage archetypes) coded with clothing, language, styles, behaviors, meant to reflect class differences and confidence differences. Josh Tyler at Cinema Blend recognizes the triumph of Hughes’ career: Hughes leaves behind a ...

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