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Ford was the first director to win consecutive Best Director awards, in 1940 and 1941. This feat was later matched by Joseph L. Mankiewicz exactly ten years later, when he won consecutive awards for Best Director in 1950 and 1951. As a producer, he also received a nomination for Best Picture for The Quiet Man.
John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. [1] . During this time he directed more than 130 films; however, nearly all of his silent films are lost.
John Ford nel 1915. Ford nacque a Cape Elizabeth, nel Maine, il 1º febbraio 1894, penultimo dei quattordici figli di John Augustine Feeney e di Barbara "Abbey" Curran, ambedue immigrati irlandesi giunti negli Stati Uniti nel 1872. Il padre era originario di Spiddal, nella contea di Galway, mentre la madre era di Kilronan, sull'isola di Inis Mór (la più grande delle isole che compongono l'arcipelago Aran, al largo delle coste occidentali dell'Irlanda) [2].Compì i suoi studi presso la ...
John Ford. Director: The Quiet Man. John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "the train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film.
Aug 27, 2024 · John Ford, iconic American film director, best known today for his westerns, though none of the four films that won him Oscars were of this genre. Because of their popularity and his skill, Ford’s films had a powerful influence on Americans’ conception of their own history and values.
One of the greatest directors of American cinema. A master directing westerns and dramas. List activity. 4.7K views. 29 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 35 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Grapes of Wrath. 1940 2h 9m Approved. 8.1 (101K) Rate. 96 Metascore.
John Ford is, arguably, The Great American Director. When Orson Welles, who repeatedly screened Ford's Stagecoach (1939) as a crash course in filmmaking before helming his first film, Citizen Kane (1941), was asked who his three favorite directors were
Jul 17, 2019 · John Ford (February 1, 1894 - August 31, 1973) was one of the greatest film directors of all time. He won four Best Director Academy Awards, more than any other director. He is best known for his Westerns, but multiple of his novel adaptations stand among the best films of all time. Fast Facts: John Ford. Full Name: Sean Aloysius Feeney.
Jan 30, 2015 · John Ford: 10 essential films. In his 50-year career, John Ford made some 140 feature films, including Oscar winners and some of the greatest westerns ever made. Here’s a rundown of his finest achievements.
Mar 29, 2010 · The towering figure of John Ford (1894-1973) casts a long and irrefutable shadow across the history of the American cinema. Yet the breadth and measure of Ford’s major contributions to the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema, and to film language in ...
