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John Hughes Dies

R.I.P.8/6/2009 5:43 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
John Hughes Dies

John Hughes DiesJohn Hughes has died of a heart attack.

Hughes suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to NYC to visit family.

He directed such '80s hit films as "The Breakfast Club," Weird Science," "Sixteen Candles" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

He was 59.

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R.I.P.

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Brent:  920 days ago

Close to being first!!

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BabyGirl:  920 days ago

First!

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Whatajoke:  920 days ago

Shocking

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Ferris Wheeler:  920 days ago

first! sad he died

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abraham:  920 days ago

WOW! Home Alone and Home Alone 2 are Christmas classics that are always on in our house during that time of year. And of course, all those brat packer movies. He even wrote Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase.

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Whatajoke:  920 days ago

That darn exercise will get ya every time!

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K:  920 days ago

No way, this is so sad. I loved him movies. RIP

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josh:  920 days ago

That stinks.

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bailouttheautoco.s:  920 days ago

very sad

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Terri:  920 days ago

Condolences to his family and friends.

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WHYME?:  920 days ago

How can so many people be first, it's getting boring!!!!!!

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UhDuh:  920 days ago

Thank you, John Hughes. You made teen angst relevant. :) R.I.P.

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Lee:  920 days ago

rip you will live on in your films.

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Kirchmann:  920 days ago

How sad,
He directed the greatest movies of the 80's ....one of my favorite lines from Sixteen Candles...
"What's happen-in' HOT stuff! " :)

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sam izdat:  920 days ago

16th!

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