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NEW YORK - The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and "one of the giants" for capturing the youth market in the 1980s and '90s with such favorites as "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone." Hughes died of a heart attack during a Thursday morning walk in Manhattan, spokeswoman Michelle Bega said.

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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 "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone, died Thursday, a spokeswoman said.