John Ford
(1894-1973)
American film director
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John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 130 films between 1917 and 1970 (although most of his silent films are now lost), and received a record four Academy Award for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952).
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John Martin Feeney 1 February 1894 Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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| Died |
31 August 1973 (aged 79) Palm Desert, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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