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Sep 1, 1973 · John Ford was born Sean Aloysius O'Fearna on Feb. 1, 1895, in Cape Elizabeth. Me., but grew up in Portland. His father, Sean, a seaman, and his mother, the former Barbara Curran, ...
Jul 17, 2019 · John Ford (February 1, 1894 - August 31, 1973) was one of the greatest film directors of all time. He won four Best Director Academy Awards, more than any other director. He is best known for his Westerns, but multiple of his novel adaptations stand among the best films of all time. Fast Facts: John Ford.
Fittingly, John Ford was the first recipient of the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1973. President Nixon attended the ceremony and bestowed the nation’s highest civilian honor on the ailing director, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Several months later, John Ford succumbed to stomach cancer at age 79.
O n 24 January 1940, John Ford’s film adaption of John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, set during America’s great depression, was released to universal acclaim.
Jan 30, 2015 · The Iron Horse (1924) The Iron Horse (1924) Having debuted by directing himself as the stunt-riding hero of The Tornado (1917) and forged a 26-film partnership with cowboy star Harry Carey (1917-20), John Ford reached western maturity with this epic account of the building of the transcontinental railway.
Jul 7, 2015 · The Essentials: The 10 Greatest John Ford Films. There are few figures in cinema history (perhaps only C.B. DeMille is a credible challenger) who have come to define the popular conception of the ...
Jan 26, 2024 · John Ford is the four-time Oscar-winning director who made over 140 films in his long career, spanning the silent era through the 1960s. Yet how many of those titles are classics? Let’s take a ...
