John Hughes Passes

8/6/2009
Gina Ferrara
Director of teen hits dies early.

The Breakfast Club, "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" —these are just some of the beloved teen movies that were made by director John Hughes. The esteemed creator of these works and more unfortunately passed on Thursday at the age of fifty-nine, due to a heart attack, according to MTV.com.

In addition to being a director, Hughes was also a producer and writer who avidly avoided the Hollywood scene, remaining in Chicago for most of his career.

Hughes was a man with a tremendous work ethic — as Molly Ringwald states, the famed director completed the script for her first major movie, "Sixteen Candles" in just two days. Before his success as a director, Hughes was penning the scripts to many major comedies such as "National Lampoon's Vacation," which ultimately became a trilogy with Chevy Chase.

Molly Ringwald stated on People.com that Hughes' passing affected her deeply. "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes… he was and will always be such an important part of my life."

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