
Born
February 1, 1894
Died
August 31, 1973
Place of Birth
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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 fil…

Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019

Five Came Back
2017

Spanish Western
2015

John Ford & Monument Valley
2013

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009

Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006

Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006

Shooting War
2000

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000

National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999

Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992

Fonda on Fonda
1992

John Ford's America
1989

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976

The American West of John Ford
1971

Directed by John Ford
1971
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965

The Horse Soldiers
1959

The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
1952
The Screen Director
1951

Show-Business at War
1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943

Big Time
1929

The Scrapper
1917
The Trail of Hate
1917

The Tornado
1917

The Purple Mask
1916

The Bandit's Wager
1916

The Broken Coin
1915

The Birth of a Nation
1915

A Study in Scarlet
1914

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914