The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
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John Ford. Director: The Quiet Man. John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "the train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film. He won six Oscars, counting (he always did) the two that he won for his WWII ...
May 3, 2024 · John Ford (born February 1, 1894, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, U.S.—died August 31, 1973, Palm Desert, California) was an iconic American film director, best known today for his westerns, though none of the films that won him the Academy Award for best direction— The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952)—were of this genre.
Jul 17, 2019 · American film director John Ford (1894 - 1973) in uniform as a Rear Admiral in the United States Naval Reserve, circa, 1957. Pictorial Parade / Getty Images. John Ford's first movie after his service in World War II was 1946's My Darling Clementine, a Western featuring another of the director's favorite actors, Henry Fonda. He followed it with ...
Sep 1, 1973 · John Ford was born Sean Aloysius O'Fearna on Feb. 1, 1895, in Cape Elizabeth. Me., but grew up in Portland. His father, Sean, a seaman, and his mother, the former Barbara Curran, were immigrants ...
Director John Ford Emilio Fernández Stars Henry Fonda Dolores Del Río Pedro Armendáriz. 26. Rio Grande. 1950 1h 45m Approved. 7.0 (18K) Rate.
O n 24 January 1940, John Ford’s film adaption of John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, set during America’s great depression, was released to universal acclaim.
John Martin Feeney, known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 140 films between 1917 and 1965, and received six Academy ...
