John Ford

John Ford

Director and producer. Born 1 February 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA. Died 31 August 1973.

14

Titles on Fi1m12 directing · 1 crew · 1 other

76

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 12 titles

4

Oscars4 won · 2 nominated

Born

1 February 1894, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

Died

31 August 1973

Active

1931–1962

Frequently works with

John Wayne, Dudley Nichols, Henry Fonda, Frank S. Nugent, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Darryl F. Zanuck, Thomas Mitchell

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John Ford — John FordLos Angeles Daily News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bert Glennon (cinematographer, left) & John Ford (director) on the set of Stagecoach - publicity still (1939) — Bert Glennon (cinematographer, left) & John Ford (director) on the set of Stagecoach - publicity still (1939)unknown (United Artists), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

National Route 66 museum in Elk, Oklahoma (2017) — National Route 66 museum in Elk, Oklahoma (2017)Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Montage of Golden Hollywood (2010) — Montage of Golden Hollywood (2010)Self made based upon work by the authors shown above, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Ford — John FordImage via TMDB

John Ford — John FordImage via TMDB

John Ford — John FordImage via TMDB

Il Lavoro Illustrato, weekly, n. 15, 12/19 April 1953. The Italian actress Anna Magnani is the American director John Ford on the cover. Magazine exhibited in R (2010) — Il Lavoro Illustrato, weekly, n. 15, 12/19 April 1953. The Italian actress Anna Magnani is the American director John Ford on the cover. Magazine exhibited in R (2010)ho visto nina volare, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Director John Ford standing before portrait of himself and Academy Award statue, circa 1946 — Director John Ford standing before portrait of himself and Academy Award statue, circa 1946The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

John Ford — John FordImage via TMDB

Photographs: Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain; unknown (United Artists), Public domain; Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Self made based upon work by the authors shown above, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); ho visto nina volare, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.