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I made 'Rio Bravo' with John Wayne. It worked out pretty well and we both liked it, so a few years later we decided to make it again. Worked out pretty good that time, too.

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Howard Hawks
Age: 81 †
Born: 1896
Born: May 30
Died: 1977
Died: December 26
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