'Ferris Bueller' Director, 59, Dies -- John Hughes Famed for Teen Comedies
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › August 07, 2009
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NEW YORK - Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "Home Alone," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59.
Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said. He was in New York to visit family.See the full content of this document
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'Ferris Bueller' Director, 59, Dies -- John Hughes Famed for Teen Comedies
Jake Bloom, Hughes' longtime attorney, said he was "deeply saddened and in shock" t...
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