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John Ford
John Ford (born John Martin Feeney; February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director and producer, famous for both his westerns such as 'Stagecoach', 'The Searchers', and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', and adaptations of classic 20th-century American novels such as 'The Grapes of Wrath'. He is renowned for his long association with actor John Wayne, having directed him in multiple films. Ford also held the record for the most Best Director wins at the Academy Awards, with a total of four. He joined the United States Navy for World War II, where he served as head of the Photographic Unit of the OSS, and later the Korean War, earning a reputation as a patriotic director of wartime propaganda films like 'The Battle of Midway' and documentary films. After the war, his prominence continued, making one of his most personal films 'The Quiet Man' among others, with Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. He won public praise for the war efforts, and President Richard Nixon awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, proclaiming him as a national treasure.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: John Martin Feeney
Born: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 1, 1894
Occupations: Film Director, Producer
Years Active: 1913-1966
Children: 2
Spouses: Mary McBride Smith
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Awards and Nominations Received by John Ford
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Stagecoach
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Quiet Man
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Informer
Donovan's Reef
3 Godfathers
Mister Roberts
How the West Was Won
The Searchers
Young Mr. Lincoln
How Green Was My Valley
The Grapes of Wrath
They Were Expendable
John Ford & Monument Valley
Spanish Western
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Shooting War
Jett Jackson: The Movie
The Oracle
The Purple Mask
Straight Shooting
A Marked Man
Hell Bent
The Craving
By Indian Post
A Gun Fightin’ Gentleman
Marked Men
The Birth of a Nation
The Bandit’s Wager
Bucking Broadway
The Scarlet Drop
Cheyenne’s Pal
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
The Blue Eagle
The Brat
The Screen Director
The Long Voyage Home
Strong Boy
Salute
Upstream
North of Hudson Bay
Fonda on Fonda
Up the River
December 7th
What Price Glory
Tobacco Road
Flashing Spikes
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
The Shamrock Handicap
Riley the Cop
Sergeant Rutledge
Arrowsmith
Cheyenne Autumn
Doctor Bull
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
John Wayne’s ‘The Alamo’
Hitchin’ Posts
The Tales of Hoffmann
This Is Korea!
Cameo Kirby
The Battle of Midway
Directed by John Ford
Mother Machree
Judge Priest
Show-Business at War
Hangman’s House
Submarine Patrol
Wee Willie Winkie
The Last Hurrah
Women in Defense
The Black Watch
Four Sons
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
The Long Gray Line
The World Moves On
The Village Blacksmith
Mary of Scotland
When Willie Comes Marching Home
The Red, White and Blue Line
Two Rode Together
The Sun Shines Bright
The American West of John Ford
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
The Hurricane
Air Mail
Flesh
My Darling Clementine
The Wings of Eagles
The Colter Craven Story
The Whole Town’s Talking
Born Reckless
Just Pals
Drums Along the Mohawk
It’s Your America
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Men Without Women
Seas Beneath
Rio Grande
Fort Apache
Mogambo
Gideon’s Day
3 Bad Men
7 Women
The Plough and the Stars
The Fugitive
The Rising of the Moon
Rookie of the Year
The Lost Patrol
Kentucky Pride
Lightnin’
Steamboat Round the Bend
The Iron Horse
Career Timeline
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1992
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne’s ‘The Alamo’
Self
1951
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Tales of Hoffmann
Nathanaël (uncredited)
This Is Korea!
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