What is John Ford's full name?
John Martin Feeney
John Ford nickname(s):
Sean Aloysius Feeny
John Ford date of birth:
February 1, 1894
How old was John Ford when died?
79
Where was John Ford born?
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
When did John Ford die?
August 31, 1973
Where did John Ford die?
Palm Desert, California, USA
Why did John Ford die?
Stomach cancer
How tall is John Ford?
6' (183 cm)
John Ford body shape:
Average
What color is John Ford's hair?
Grey
Is John Ford gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is John Ford?
Roman Catholic
What is John Ford's ethnicity?
White
What is John Ford nationality?
American
What is John Ford's occupation?
Director, Producer, Writer
John Ford claim to fame:
How Green Was My Valley
John Ford brother(s):
Francis Ford, Edward O'Fearna
John Ford friends:
Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, James Stewart, Ward Bond, Spencer Tracy (Their friendship ended when Tracy began his lifelong affair with Katharine Hepburn. John Ford was in love with her first), Barry Fitzgerald, Leo McCarey, David Niven, Maureen O'hara, Frank Borzage, William Wyler, Iron Eyes Cody, Gene Markey, Myrna Loy, Ingmar Bergman, Merian C. Cooper, Dorothy Spencer, George O'Brien, Thomas Mitchell, Helen Hayes
Who has John Ford worked with?
Mervyn Leroy, Henry Hathaway
Short Biography
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an Irish-American film director. He is renowned both for Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), as well as adaptations of classic 20th-century American novels such as the film The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (in 1935, 1940, 1941, and 1952) remain a record. One of the films for which he won the award, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture.