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person_profile-John Ford

John Ford Died at age: 79

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Ford

Date of Birth:

Feb 01, 1894

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 31, 1973

Biography of

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 (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture.

    In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time.

    In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.

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John Ford

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Filmography of

John Ford

Found 35 Movies in total

Vietnam! Vietnam!

Executive Producer

... 1971

7 Women

Director

... 1965

... 1964

... 1963

... 1962

... 1961

... 1958

... 1953

... 1952

Rio Grande

Director

... 1950

Wagon Master

Presenter

... 1950

... 1949

Mighty Joe Young

Executive Producer

... 1949

3 Godfathers

Presenter

... 1948

Fort Apache

Director

... 1948

The Fugitive

Presenter

... 1947

... 1946

... 1945

... 1945

... 1940

Stagecoach

Director

... 1939

... 1935

... 1935

... 1934

Flesh

Director

... 1932

... 1930

Salute

Director

... 1929

... 1928

... 1928

Four Sons

Director

... 1928

... 1927

... 1926

3 Bad Men

Director

... 1926

... 1926

... 1924