▁Al one ▁ 2 : ▁Lost ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁and ▁Home ▁Al one ▁ 3 ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁Hugh es ' s ▁work ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁coming - of - age ▁te en ▁comedy ▁films ▁which ▁often ▁combined ▁magic ▁real ism ▁with ▁honest ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁sub urban ▁te en age ▁life . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁end uring ▁characters ▁from ▁these ▁years ▁were ▁written ▁for ▁Mol ly ▁Ring wald , ▁who ▁was ▁Hugh es ' ▁muse . ▁▁ ▁While ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁walk ▁one ▁morning ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Hugh es ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack . ▁His ▁legacy ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁many , ▁including ▁at ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁by ▁actors ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁worked ▁such ▁as ▁Matthew ▁Bro der ick , ▁Mol ly ▁Ring wald , ▁Anthony ▁Michael ▁Hall ▁and ▁Mac a ul ay ▁C ul kin ▁among ▁others . ▁Act ors ▁whose ▁care ers ▁Hugh es ▁helped ▁launch ▁include ▁Michael ▁Ke aton , ▁Anthony ▁Michael ▁Hall , ▁Bill ▁Pa xt on , ▁Bro der ick , ▁C ul kin ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Br at ▁Pack ▁group . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁L ans ing , ▁Michigan , ▁to ▁Mar ion ▁C