Directing
John Ford
- Born
- Feb 1, 1894 · Aged 79
- Died
- Aug 31, 1973
- Place of birth
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 40
- TV credits
- 3
- Directing credits
- 150
Also known as (2)
- Jack Ford
- Jack Francis
Biography
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…
