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John Ford
🎂 Feb 1, 1894 — 🕯️ Aug 31, 1973 (79 years)
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).
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4 🏆Oscars
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Oscars
129
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Stagecoach
1939
The Quiet Man
1952
The Searchers
1956
How the West Was Won
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Fort Apache
1948
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Rio Grande
1950
The Last Hurrah
1958
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Donovan's Reef
1963
3 Godfathers
1948
Mogambo
1953
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
They Were Expendable
1945
Wagon Master
1950
The Fugitive
1947
The Hurricane
1937
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Two Rode Together
1961
The Wings of Eagles
1957
My Darling Clementine
1946
Mister Roberts
1955
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Tobacco Road
1941
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
The Informer
1935
Mary of Scotland
1936
Pilgrimage
1933
Up the River
1930
Gideon's Day
1958
The Long Gray Line
1955
The Lost Patrol
1934
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
The World Moves On
1934
The Long Voyage Home
1940
3 Bad Men
1926
Born Reckless
1930
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
7 Women
1965
The Iron Horse
1925
Arrowsmith
1931
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
The Brat
1931
Doctor Bull
1933
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
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John Ford
1894-02-01 · 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.