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| Comedy director John Hughes dies | Comedy director John Hughes dies |
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| The US film director and writer John Hughes, who created some of the most famous comedies of the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 59. | The US film director and writer John Hughes, who created some of the most famous comedies of the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 59. |
| The director died after a heart attack in New York, his spokeswoman said. | The director died after a heart attack in New York, his spokeswoman said. |
| Mr Hughes was the director of such successful films as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. | Mr Hughes was the director of such successful films as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. |
| He was also a leading script writer, penning films such as Pretty in Pink and Home Alone. | He was also a leading script writer, penning films such as Pretty in Pink and Home Alone. |
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| The spokeswoman, Michelle Bega, told Associated Press news agency Mr Hughes had been in Manhattan on a family visit and died after suffering the heart attack during a morning walk. | The spokeswoman, Michelle Bega, told Associated Press news agency Mr Hughes had been in Manhattan on a family visit and died after suffering the heart attack during a morning walk. |
| Mr Hughes lived in Illinois, with many of his films set in and around Chicago. | Mr Hughes lived in Illinois, with many of his films set in and around Chicago. |
| Among the other films he directed were Weird Science, Uncle Buck and Curly Sue. | Among the other films he directed were Weird Science, Uncle Buck and Curly Sue. |
| His writing and producing credits were prolific and included Flubber, National Lampoon's Vacation and Some Kind of Wonderful. | |
| In his later years he continued to write under the pseudonym of Edmond Dantes, a character in the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. | |
| His credits under the name include the Beethoven series and Maid in Manhattan. | |
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