Directing · b. 1894 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

John Ford

Biography

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 films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he...

Directed

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend 1976 7 Women 1965 Cheyenne Autumn 1964 Donovan's Reef 1963 How the West Was Won 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 Flashing Spikes 1962 Two Rode Together 1961 Sergeant Rutledge 1960 The Colter Craven Story 1960 The Horse Soldiers 1959 Korea 1959 Gideon's Day 1958 The Last Hurrah 1958 The Wings of Eagles 1957 The Rising of the Moon 1957 The Growler Story 1957 The Searchers 1956 The Red, White and Blue Line 1955 The Long Gray Line 1955 Mister Roberts 1955 Mogambo 1953 The Sun Shines Bright 1953 What Price Glory 1952 The Quiet Man 1952 This Is Korea! 1951 Rio Grande 1950 Wagon Master 1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home 1950 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 3 Godfathers 1948 Fort Apache 1948 The Fugitive 1947 My Darling Clementine 1946 It's Your America 1946 They Were Expendable 1945 In Memoriam Manuel Quezon 1944 December 7th 1943 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines 1943 At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army 1943 German Industrial Manpower 1943 We Sail at Midnight 1943 The Battle of Midway 1942 Sex Hygiene 1942 Torpedo Squadron 1942 How Green Was My Valley 1941 Tobacco Road 1941 Women in Defense 1941 The Grapes of Wrath 1940 The Long Voyage Home 1940 Stagecoach 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 Four Men and a Prayer 1938 Submarine Patrol 1938 Wee Willie Winkie 1937 The Hurricane 1937 Mary of Scotland 1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936 The Plough and the Stars 1936 The Informer 1935 The Whole Town's Talking 1935 Steamboat Round the Bend 1935 Judge Priest 1934 The Lost Patrol 1934 The World Moves On 1934 Doctor Bull 1933 Pilgrimage 1933 Air Mail 1932 Flesh 1932 Arrowsmith 1931 Seas Beneath 1931 The Brat 1931 Up the River 1930 Born Reckless 1930 Men without Women 1930 Salute 1929 The Black Watch 1929 Strong Boy 1929 Four Sons 1928 Hangman's House 1928 Riley the Cop 1928 Napoleon's Barber 1928 Upstream 1927 Mother Machree 1927 3 Bad Men 1926 The Blue Eagle 1926 The Shamrock Handicap 1926 The Iron Horse 1925 Lightnin' 1925 Kentucky Pride 1925 Thank You 1925 The Fighting Heart 1925 Hearts of Oak 1924 Hoodman Blind 1923 Cameo Kirby 1923 North of Hudson Bay 1923 The Face on the Barroom Floor 1923 Three Jumps Ahead 1923 The Village Blacksmith 1922 Silver Wings 1922 Little Miss Smiles 1922 The Big Punch 1921 Desperate Trails 1921 The Freeze-Out 1921 Sure Fire 1921 Jackie 1921 Action 1921 The Wallop 1921 Just Pals 1920 The Prince of Avenue A 1920 The Girl in Number 29 1920 Hitchin' Posts 1920 By Indian Post 1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman 1919 The Last Outlaw 1919 Roped 1919 The Fighting Brothers 1919 Gun Law 1919 A Fight For Love 1919 Bare Fists 1919 The Rustlers 1919 The Gun Packer 1919 Riders of Vengeance 1919 Marked Men 1919 Rider of the Law 1919 The Ace of the Saddle 1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919 Hell Bent 1918 The Phantom Riders 1918 The Scarlet Drop 1918 Thieves' Gold 1918 Wild Women 1918 Three Mounted Men 1918 A Woman's Fool 1918 The Craving 1918 Bucking Broadway 1917 Straight Shooting 1917 The Tornado 1917 Cheyenne's Pal 1917 The Soul Herder 1917 The Scrapper 1917 A Marked Man 1917 The Secret Man 1917 The Trail of Hate 1917

Cinematography

The Battle of Midway 1942

Acting

Other Credits

Unforgiven Thanks 1992 Vietnam! Vietnam! Executive Producer 1971 The Alamo Second Unit Director 1960 Mighty Joe Young Executive Producer 1949 Nazi Concentration Camps Producer 1945 The Last Outlaw Story 1936 The Broken Coin Assistant Director 1915 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery Props 1914

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