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Peter Newton Ford (born February 5, 1945) is an American retired actor, singer and former President and Co-Founder of Blackoak Development Company. Early life [ edit] Ford was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Canadian-American actor Glenn Ford and American actress-dancer Eleanor Powell.
When he died in 2006, at the age of 90, those materials were passed to his son, Peter Ford — who knew that he would be the one to write the first substantial biography of his father.
Peter Ford - Son of Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell. Peter Ford had the good fortune of being the only child of two of Hollywood's most renowned stars, Eleanor Powell, one of MGM’s greatest musical stars, and Glenn Ford, Hollywood's number one box office star of 1958. At the age of thirty-three, Eleanor Powell gave up her career to take on the ...
Nov 17, 2011 · Peter Ford's Glenn Ford: A Life: Son's New Book About His Celebrity Dad, With Dish on Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Judy Garland - LA Weekly. A boy's life: Scenes from Peter...
May 12, 2011 · This biography by Glenn Ford’s son, Peter Ford, offers an intimate view of a star’s private and public life. Included are exclusive interviews with family, friends, and professional associates, and snippets from the Ford family collection of diaries, letters, audiotapes, unpublished interviews, and rare candid photos.
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- Peter Ford, Patrick McGilligan
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- University of Wisconsin Press
Son of actor Glenn Ford and famous tap dancer, Eleanor Powell. Was indirectly responsible for the inclusion of Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" in Blackboard Jungle (1955).
