HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — John Hughes, the beloved director behind such 1980s classics as "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday from a heart attack. He was 59.
Hughes was in Manhattan visiting family when he was stricken during a morning walk, the Associated Press reports.
Hughes put together a string of popular movies during the '80s and '90s, that also included "Mr. Mom," "Vacation," "Weird Science," "Pretty in Pink," "Planes, Trains & Automobiles," "Uncle Buck" and the "Home Alone" franchise.
The Lansing, Michigan native is credited with launching the careers of such stars as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, John Cusack, Judd Nelson and Macaulay Culkin.
Following his commercial success, Hughes withdrew from Hollywood and lived a quiet life in suburban Chicago.
His last film was 1991's "Curly Sue."
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