Movie director john ford biography
Movie director john ford biography
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| John Ford |
|---|
John Ford's Point in Monument Valley |
| Born |
| 1 February, 1894 Cape Elizabeth, Maine, U.S. |
| Died |
| 31 August, 1973 Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was a noted and highly accomplished American film director.
Although most famous for westerns such as Stagecoach,My Darling Clementine,The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Searchers, he also made cavalry movies, some movies set in Ireland, such as The Informer,How Green Was My Valley, and The Quiet Man, some war movies such as The Long Voyage Home and They Were Expendable, some adaptations of such classic twentieth century American novels such as The Grapes of Wrath, among many other films.
His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) are unmatched.
Ford was a key figure in the creation of the iconic style of the classic Hollywoodmovie. His work helped to create the American mythology of the heroic individu