John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was one of the virtually all accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to Sixties, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are besides equally efficacious. Inside recent years, it has been claimed that his westerns, particularly The Searchers, portray Native Americans in an unflattering light.

From Feeney to Ford
He was innate John Martwithin Feeney in Cape Elizabeth, Maine to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara (Abbey) Curren, two of whom were born around Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1856. John The. Feeney's grannie, Barbara Morris, was said to exist as the member of a local (impoverished) aristocracy personal, the Morris's of Spiddal, presently headed by Redmond Morris, Tertiary Lord Killanin. John Augustine & Abbey arrived around Boston and Portland witharound a few years of both more around Can & June 1872, were married in 1875, & became Western citizens ternion years late. It got eleven kids: Maime (Mary Agnes), born 1876; Delia (Edith), 1878-1881; Patrick; Francis; Bridget, 1883-84; Barbara, born & died 1888; Edward, born 1889; Josephine, born 1891; Hannah (Joanna), born & died 1892; John, 1894-1973; & Daniel, born/died 1896. Several of his films contain straight & indirect information to his hereditary heritage.

Ford began acting around 1914, adopting a title "Ford" as a other acceptable stage title.

Director
Around 1921, he turned to directing. In a period of the Twenties, he served when president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a forerunner to in todays world's Directors Guild of America. His numerous awards come employed in the image below.

Sustaining a making of the 1939 classic Stagecoach Ford would take a "B" star, John Wayne, and wise man Wayne to get an "American icon". He would apply Wayne to produce a statement of the U.s. frontier spirit, & Wayne would get one of the large pack professional stars of the 20th century in the run. Ford's friendly relationship by using John Wayne led the two to functiin together on films that featured occasionally of Wayne's virtually all iconic roles. Above a next 35 years Wayne would pop up around concluded twenty of Ford's films, including Stagecoach (1939), She Wore the Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Quiet Man (1952), The Searchers (1956), The Wings of Eagles (1957), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). John Wayne would call for Ford "Coach" & "Pappy".

Probably a setting that Ford virtually all loved to function by owning would become Utah's Monument Valley. He manufactured many films there (including occasionally that come away from character/setting). Ford would define images of the Our contries West using a select few of the virtually all beautiful & right filming ever shot, including victims around Stagecoach, The Searchers, Fort Apache, and She Bore The Yellow Ribbon.

Navy career and subsequent work

When you took World War II Commander John Ford, USNR, served in the United States Navy and made docudrama for the Defense Department. He would win 2 other Oscar in the period of this period, of these for The Midway (1942), & another for acclaimed documental June 7th (1943). For other reference in his military contributions prevent a Naval Historical Center link below.

Within 1955, Ford was tapped to direct a classic Navy comedy Mister Roberts, starring Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, William Powell, and James Cagney. However, Ford was replaced by Mervyn LeRoy during filming after he suffered the busted gallbladder.

Ford cast Ward Bond as himself, under the character of John Dodge, in the 1957 picture show The Wings of Eagles again starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.

John Ford Stock Company
Another actors which John Ford repeatedly utilized throughout his directorial career include: Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Jane Darwell, Francis Ford (brother), Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Harry Carey, Jr., among many others. It would exist as known as a "John Ford Stock Company".

Awards
He won 4 Academy Awards as better director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952) - none of them Westerns (besides starring in the go 2 was Maureen O'Hara, 'his favorite actress'). He wwhen likewise nominated as Better Director for Stagecoach. When producer he received nominations for Right Picture for The Quiet Man and The Long Voyage Home.

He was a 1st recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1973.

There is a statue of him within Portland, Maine. He is depicted sitting in the directors chair & there are quotes & reference just about him & his picture show displayed.

Ford passed out of abdomen cancer, at age 79, in Palm Desert, California. He was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Note
Probably better known at a period by its Irish name An Spidéal.

Partial filmography
The Informer (1935) Stagecoach (1939) Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) The Grapes of Wrath (1940) How Green Was My Valley (1941) My Darling Clementine (1946) The Fugitive (1947) Rio Grande (1950) The Quiet Man (1952) Mister Roberts (replaced by Mervyn LeRoy during filming) (1955) The Searchers (1956) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) ''Donovan's Reef'' (1963)