John Hawkes, born John Clendennin Talbot Burne Hawkes, Jr. (August 17 1925 – May 15, 1998), was a postmodern American novelist, known for the intensity of his work, which suspended the traditional constraints of the narrative.
Born in Stamford, Connecticut, and educated at Harvard University, Hawkes taught at Brown University for thirty years. Although he published his first novel, The Cannibal, in 1949, it was The Lime Twig (1961) that first won him acclaim. Later, however, his second novel, The Beetle Leg, an intensely surrealistic western set in a Montana landscape that T. S. Eliot might have conjured, came to be viewed by many critics as one of the landmark novels of 20th Century American literature.
Hawkes died in Providence, Rhode Island.
John Hawkes (born September 11, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of Bugsy in The Perfect Storm and as the Jewish merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood. He played the role of Greg Penticoff in season 1 of 24.
Other films include Me and You and Everyone We Know, and Wristcutters: A Love Story. Hawkes is also an executive producer of The 1 Second Film, the largest collaborative film ever made.
Hawkes was born John Marvin Perkins in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Patricia and Peter Perkins. Aside from acting, he is also a member of the musical group King Straggler with fellow actors Rodney Eastman and Brent Gore.
Born and raised in rural Minnesota, John Hawkes moved to Austin, Texas, where he began his career as an actor and musician. He co-founded the Big State Productions Theatre Company and appeared in the group's original play, "In the West," at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.John John starred in the acclaimed "Me and You and Everyone We Know," which received wide praise and was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival as well as the Camera d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Additional feature credits include, the Lion's Gate film "A Slipping Down Life" with Guy Pearce, the psychological thriller "Identity" alongside John Cusack and Ray Liotta, "Miami Vice," with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, "Playing God," "The Perfect Storm," "From Dusk 'till Dawn," and "Hardball." Hawkes also starred and co-produced the independent film "Buttleman," for which he received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Deep Ellum film festival. Hawkes' television credits include a lead role in the critically acclaimed HBO series, "Deadwood," in which he plays "Sol Star," a spirited entrepreneur in a lawless town. John currently lives in Los Angeles where he writes, records and performs music with his band, King Straggler.
