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John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 1904 – 27 January 1963) was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Wake Island , and in 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ...
- 1927–1962
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
- Ronan Farrow (grandson)
John Farrow (1904-1963) was an Australian-born Hollywood filmmaker who won an Oscar for Around the World in 80 Days. He also wrote and produced several films, and was married to Maureen O'Sullivan, the star of Tarzan movies.
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- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
May 7, 2024 · John Farrow was an Australian-born director and writer whose diverse film credits included film noirs, westerns, and historical adventures. Farrow traveled the world as a sailor before becoming a Hollywood screenwriter in the late 1920s. He helped pen the scripts for such films as Ladies of the Mob.
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John Farrow was a screenwriter, director and naval officer who married Maureen O'Sullivan, the star of Tarzan films. He wrote and directed several films, including Around the World in 80 Days, and had seven children with O'Sullivan.
- February 10, 1904
- January 27, 1963
Dec 15, 2023 · T he 2020 documentary on Australian-born filmmaker John Farrow by Claude Gonzalez and Frans Vandenburg is aptly titled “Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows.” Farrow was, and still is, largely unknown in his native country.
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Aug 24, 2022 · A documentary about the life and career of John Farrow, an Australian-born filmmaker who made over fifty films in Hollywood, but hid his past from his colleagues. Learn about his achievements, his family, and his secrets in this podcast.
Oct 29, 2021 · John Farrow – Mia’s father – was a womaniser who directed almost 50 movies and won an Oscar. Now his colourful life has become a documentary. Mia Farrow’s big-noting Oscar-winning dad came ...
