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Fittingly, John Ford was the first recipient of the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1973. President Nixon attended the ceremony and bestowed the nation’s highest civilian honor on the ailing director, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Several months later, John Ford succumbed to stomach cancer at age 79.
John Ford is regarded by many as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. His career spanned more than 50 years. In it, he directed 142 theatrical films and won four Academy Awards for his direction, more than any other director.
John Ford (Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 1894. február 1. – Palm Desert, Kalifornia, 1973. augusztus 31.), négyszeres Oscar-díjas amerikai filmrendező és filmproducer.. John Ford 50 éves karrierje során több mint 140 filmet rendezett – bár a némafilmjei mostanra szinte mind elvesztek –, generációja legelismertebb és egyik legnagyobb hatású rendezője volt.
Feb 1, 2021 · The best place to start – Stagecoach. 1939 was a banner year for John Ford. He was already an industry veteran, with some 2 decades experience and 25 sound features behind him. Stagecoach certainly wasn’t his first western – his apprenticeship period saw dozens of silents made with star Harry Carey – but it was a film that saw him reach ...
John Ford. Highest Rated: 100% Stagecoach (1939) Lowest Rated: 40% The Wings of Eagles (1957) Birthday: Feb 1, 1894. Birthplace: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA. As one of the most influential ...
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American movie director. He is best known as a director of western movies . He was born in Cape Elizabeth , Maine .
John Ford (dramatist) John Ford (1586 – c. 1639) was an English playwright and poet of the Jacobean and Caroline eras born in Ilsington in Devon, England. [2] His plays deal mainly with the conflict between passion and conscience.
