John Ford

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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…

  • Directing
  • Born 1 February 1894
  • Died 31 August 1973 (age 79)
  • Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
  • 189 credits

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Most-watched John Ford films currently: Unforgiven (1992), The Alamo (1960), The Searchers (1956), Stagecoach (1939), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).

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Selected TV credits: Wagon Train (1957), Screen Director's Playhouse (1955), Alcoa Premiere (1961), The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973), The Jane Wyman Show (1955).

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