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John Ford

Feb 01, 1894 - Aug 31, 1973 (79 years old) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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.

Known For

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The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
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The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
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Show-Business at War
Self
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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The American West of John Ford
Self
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Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
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The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
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Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)

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