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John Ford

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Also known as Jack Ford, John Martin Feeney, Jack Feeney, Sean Aloysius, Sean Aloysius O'Feeney, John Feeney

cineasta estadounidense (1894-1973)

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John Ford was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and naval officer. Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in 1894, he was of Irish American descent. He worked for Universal Pictures and the Office of Strategic Services. During World War II, he served as a commander in the United States Navy. He was one-eyed and had a sibling named Francis Ford.

Ford received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Purple Heart, and the Directors Guild of America Award. He won the Academy Award for Best Director and was nominated for that award as well as for Best Picture. He died of stomach cancer in Palm Desert in 1973. His remains are buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

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Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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…

Known for

  • Filmmakers for the Prosecution — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2023
  • John Ford: The Man Who Invented America — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2019
  • Five Came Back — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Spanish Western — Self (archive footage)2015
  • John Ford & Monument Valley — Self (archive footage)2013
  • The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth — Self (archive footage)2009
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Monument Valley: John Ford Country — Self (voice) (archive footage)2006
  • Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner — Himself (archive footage)2006
  • Shooting War — himself2000

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Ford
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cape Elizabeth
Place of death
Palm Desert
Sibling
Francis Ford
Occupation
director
Employer
Universal Pictures
Languages spoken
English language
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
United States Navy
Military rank
commander
Image
John Ford 1946.jpg
Height
183
Number of children
2
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filmography
John Ford filmography
Commons category
John Ford (director)
date of birth
1894-02-01
date of death
1973-08-31
cause of death
stomach cancer
place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery
medical condition
one-eyed
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
John Ford
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Picture
ethnic group
Irish Americans
topic's main category
Category:John Ford
influenced by
The Plow That Broke the Plains
related category
Category:Films directed by John Ford
start of work period
1913-00-00
different from
John Ford
name in native language
John Ford
date of burial or cremation
1973-09-05
birth name
Sean Aloysius O'Feeney
end of work period
1966-00-00
Commons Creator page
John Ford
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John Ford (Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 1 de febrero de 1894–Palm Desert, California, 31 de agosto de 1973) —bautizado como John Martin Feeney y que comenzó su carrera cinematográfica con el nombre de Jack Ford— fue un actor, director y productor cinematográfico estadounidense, cuatro veces ganador del Premio de la Academia. Con una carrera profesional de más de 50 años, en la que participó en casi todas las facetas del arte cinematográfico antes de dedicarse a la dirección, Ford dirigió más de 140 películas, muchas de ellas de cine mudo, y está ampliamente considerado uno de los cineastas más importantes e influyentes de su generación. Cineastas como Ingmar Bergman y Orson Welles lo consideraban uno de los grandes directores de cine de todos los tiempos. Fue también marino y militar. Participó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial como oficial de los servicios cinematográficos de la Armada de los Estados Unidos y fue herido en combate durante la batalla de Midway. Tras el final de la guerra continuó siendo reservista, colaboró en la realización de documentales durante la Guerra de Corea y la de Vietnam y alcanzó el grado de contraalmirante.

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