John Ford
Born February 01, 1894 (Age: 132)
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Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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 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.
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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Filmography
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 115
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006
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as Self (voice) (archive footage)
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Age: 112
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006
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as Himself (archive footage)
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Age: 112
Shooting War
2000
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as himself
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Age: 106
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 106
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 105
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 98
No Image
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
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as Self
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Age: 98
Fonda on Fonda
1992
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 97
John Ford's America
1989
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as Himself (Archive Footage)
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Age: 95
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965
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as self
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Age: 71
The Horse Soldiers
1959
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as Ned (uncredited)
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Age: 65
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
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as Self
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Age: 64
The Birth of a Nation
1915
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as Klansman (uncredited)
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Age: 21