Director John Hughes died from a heart attach while taking a morning walk in Manhattan on August 6, 2009. He was 59 years old. Hughes captured the youthful spirit during the 80s and 90s and can be credited with such hits as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Home Alone, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Sixteen Candles and Curly Sue.
He made household names out of stars like Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Macaulay Culkin, John Cusack, Bill Paxton and Matthew Broderick. Hughes touched an entire generation with this family-friendly films, which portrayed humorous outlooks on life, particularly from a teen’s point of view. He will be sorely missed.
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