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John Ford was born on February 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He was the youngest of five children born to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara Curran. He attended Portland High School and graduated in 1912. Ford began his career in the film industry in 1914, working as an assistant director and prop man for Thomas Ince. He then moved to Universal Studios, where he worked as a director and writer. In 1917, he directed his first feature film, The Tornado. Ford went on to direct over 140 films, including such classics as The Iron Horse (1924), The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and The Quiet Man (1952). He won four Academy Awards for Best Director, for The Informer, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man. Ford was known for his distinctive visual style, which often featured long shots and deep focus. He was also known for his use of Monument Valley, a region of the Colorado Plateau, as a backdrop for many of his films. Ford died on August 31, 1973 in Palm Desert, California. He was 79 years old.

Popular As John Martin Feeney
Occupation director,producer,actor
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 1 February 1894
Birthday 1 February
Birthplace Cape Elizabeth, Maine, U.S.
Date of death August 31, 1973
Died Place Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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John Ford Height, Weight & Measurements

At 79 years old, John Ford height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Who Is John Ford's Wife?

His wife is Mary McBride Smith (m. 1920)

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Wife Mary McBride Smith (m. 1920)
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John Ford Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Ford worth at the age of 79 years old? John Ford’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. He is from United States. We have estimated John Ford's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Stagecoach (1939)$50,000
How Green Was My Valley (1941)100,000
They Were Expendable (1945)$300,000
Two Rode Together (1961)$225,000 plus 25% of the net profits
7 Women (1966)$250 .000

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Timeline

2012

Honored on a US postage stamp in May 2012 (along with Frank Capra, John Huston and Billy Wilder).

2011

In December 2011 Clint Eastwood received the first John Ford Award from John Ford Ireland Film Symposium.

2007

Profiled in "Through a Catholic Lens: Religious Perspectives of 19 Film Directors from Around the World", ed. by Peter Malone. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.

1974

Was a character in "Short Letter, Long Farewell", a 1974 novel by the innovative Austrian writer and filmmaker Peter Handke.

1973

In 1973 he was the first recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

1970

John Wayne usually called him by the nickname "Coach" or "Pappy" in private, but several times publicly, including during Wayne's acceptance speech for the 1970 Oscar for Best Actor, Wayne called him "Admiral John Ford", in reference to his rank at retirement from the US Naval Reserves.

1957

The character John Dodge in Ford's movie The Wings of Eagles (1957) is a spoof of Ford.

1956

Prior to making The Searchers (1956), Ford entered the hospital for the removal of cataracts. While recuperating after the surgery, he became impatient with the bandages covering his eyes and tore them off earlier than his doctors told him to. The result of that rash action was that Ford suffered a total loss of sight in one eye, which is how he came to wear his famous eyepatch.

1955

He was an infamously prickly personality, having constantly mocked John Wayne as a "big idiot" and having punched an unsuspecting Henry Fonda during the shooting of Mister Roberts (1955).

1953

Among Ford's favorite of his films are The Sun Shines Bright (1953), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and Wagon Master (1950).

1941

Ford was disgusted by John Wayne's refusal to enlist in 1941. When Ford filmed They Were Expendable (1945) after World War II he included every actor's former military rank and branch (Ford himself was a Navy officer and combat photographer). Of course, there were no credentials behind Wayne's name, which the actor took as a real slap.

1938

His apparently madcap affair with Katharine Hepburn, when both were married, inspired his friend Dudley Nichols to write the script for Bringing Up Baby (1938). When (after Hepburn broke off her relationship with Ford) she began her lifelong affair with Spencer Tracy, Ford was allegedly incensed and, after the two had had a fruitful collaboration early on in their careers, he neither spoke with or worked with Tracy for about 20 years.

1935

Has won more directing Oscars than any other director: four, for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). He also won an Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subject for The Battle of Midway (1942) and an Oscar for Best Documentary for December 7th (1943).

1934

Enlisted in the US Naval Reserves in 1934, commissioned as a lieutenant commander. He served on reserve and active status until 1951, retiring as a Captain with the honorary rank of Rear Admiral. While on active duty during World War II he worked with the Office of Strategic Services, predecessor to the CIA. While he produced a number of documentaries and training films for the OSS, perhaps one of his more notable achievements was a one-hour compilation of films which had been produced by order of Gen. (and future President) Dwight D. Eisenhower, showing liberated concentration camps. The film, Nazi Concentration Camps (1945), was entered as evidence at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.

1918

When his western Hell Bent (1918) for Universal was released, "Motion Picture News" praised Ford's direction, writing, "Few directors put such sustained punch in their pictures as does this Mr. Ford." It was the ninth in a series of films featuring Harry Carey as "Cheyenne Harry", who was more of a saddle tramp than a conventional western hero.

1890

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 360-369. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

1640

Was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine St. on 2/8/60.