John Ford

About

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 is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular,...

Known for

Wagon TrainSeries • 1957UnforgivenMovie • 1992Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955Alcoa PremiereSeries • 1961The SearchersMovie • 1956How the West Was WonMovie • 1962The Grapes of WrathMovie • 1940Fort ApacheMovie • 1948The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovie • 1962StagecoachMovie • 19393 GodfathersMovie • 1948How Green Was My ValleyMovie • 1941The AlamoMovie • 1960My Darling ClementineMovie • 1946The Quiet ManMovie • 1952She Wore a Yellow RibbonMovie • 1949Mister RobertsMovie • 1955The Birth of a NationMovie • 1915The Horse SoldiersMovie • 1959Mighty Joe YoungMovie • 1949Donovan's ReefMovie • 1963Cheyenne AutumnMovie • 1964The Lost PatrolMovie • 1934They Were ExpendableMovie • 1945