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Date of Birth
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01-February-1894
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Place of Birth
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Cape Elizabeth
(Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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John Martin Feeney, Uncle Jack, The Admiral, Jack, Pappy, Coach, John M. Feeney, Jack Ford, Rear Admiral John Ford USNVR Ret., Commander John Ford, John Ford Captain U.S.N.R., Lt. Cmdr. John Ford U.S.N.R., The Liberal Democrat at Republic, Sean Aloysius O'Feeny, Sean Aloysius O'Fearna, Bull, Sean Aloysius, John Martin O'Feeney, John Martin "Jack" Feeney
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Profession
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Film director, Film Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
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John Ford was an Irish-American film director. He was famous for both his Westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Academy Awards for Best Director are a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films 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 Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time.
In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
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