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John Ford (February 1,1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director famous for his westerns such as The Searchers and adaptations of 20th century American novels such as The Grapes of Wrath. His style of film-making has been tremendously influential, leading colleagues such as Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles to name him one of the greatest directors of all time. His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935,1940,1941,1952) are unmatched. His films have influenced directors as diverse as Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Sam Peckinpah, and Sergio Leone. When asked where he learned the craft of film-making Orson Welles famously replied "the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford and John Ford."
From Feeney to Ford
He was born John Martin Feeney in Cape Elizabeth, Maine to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara (Abbey) Curran, both of whom were born in Spiddal , County Galway, Ireland in 1856.
John A. Feeney's grandmother, Barbara Morris, was said to be a member of a local (impoverished) gentry family, the Morrises of Spiddal, presently headed by the decidedly well-off Lord Killanin.
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@bonhamled Es cine de aventuras, como el que rodaban Michael Curtiz o John Ford. Ãpico, emocionante, evasivo, más grande que la vida misma.
wir3dlata (Pablo Lata) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:42:53 -0000
@bonhamled Es cine de aventuras, como el que rodaban Michael Curtiz o John Ford. Épico, emocionante, evasivo, más grande que la vida misma.
is now playing "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" by England Dan & John Ford Coley from "Super Hits Of The '70s- Have A Nice Day, Vol. 18"
keddradio (KEDD Radio) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:43:12 -0000
is now playing "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" by England Dan & John Ford Coley from "Super Hits Of The '70s- Have A Nice Day, Vol. 18"
Harrison Ford to look at and John to talk to when you are tired of lookin RT @amandaface1441: John Malkovich or Harrison Ford?
NaimaZarga (Naima Zarga) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:37:37 -0000
Harrison Ford to look at and John to talk to when you are tired of lookin RT @amandaface1441: John Malkovich or Harrison Ford?
@outlawvern Clint continues to get better with each new project. If he lived to be 150 he'd outFord John Ford.
lissener (charley cvercko) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:26:05 -0000
@outlawvern Clint continues to get better with each new project. If he lived to be 150 he'd outFord John Ford.
John Malkovich or Harrison Ford?
amandaface1441 (Amanda Hansen) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:20:50 -0000
John Malkovich or Harrison Ford?
@7TESS7 so.. the conversation you all had with John about his counterfeit Ford watches confiscated by customs, was edited? I don't think so.
ImNotKaren (ImNot Karen) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:41:20 -0000
@7TESS7 so.. the conversation you all had with John about his counterfeit Ford watches confiscated by customs, was edited? I don't think so.
John Ford (c.1586-1640) - Biography of English playwright John Ford, plus links to purchase all of his works currently in print.
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John Ford: An Introduction - Brief biography and examination of the works of English playwright John Ford.
John Ford: Poems - An index of Poems by Elizabethan dramatist John Ford.
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