John Ford
Directing
Born February 1, 1894 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Screen Director's Playhouse
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Five Came Back
The Birth of a Nation
The Horse Soldiers
Directed by John Ford
The Bandit's Wager
Big Time
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Five Came Back
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Show-Business at War
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The American West of John Ford
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Spanish Western
The Screen Director
John Ford & Monument Valley
A Study in Scarlet
Shooting War
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
John Ford's America
Fonda on Fonda
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
The Purple Mask
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
The Trail of Hate
The Broken Coin
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
The Tornado