John Ford

John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his Westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned m... More

Date of birth:

  • Feb 1, 1894

Date of death:

  • Aug 31, 1973 (age 79 years)

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  • John Martin Feeney,
  • Uncle Jack,
  • The Admiral,
  • Jack,
  • The Liberal Democrat at Republic,
  • Pappy,
  • Coach,
  • John M. Feeney,
  • Sean Aloysius,
  • O'Fearna,
  • O'Feeny,
  • Jack Ford
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  • Person

Assessment:

  • Ford, the American motion-picture director, was Hollywood's best-known director of westerns and American epics.

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  • performing arts and sports

Disciplines:

  • film director

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