John Ford American film director

John Ford is a 79 years old American film director from Cape Elizabeth. John Ford was born on February 01, 1894 (died on August 31, 1973, he was 79 years old) in Cape Elizabeth as John Martin Feeney. His nickname was John Martin Feeney (birth name) Jack Ford.

About

His real name:
Birth name of John Ford is John Martin Feeney
Is John Ford still alive?

No, he died on 08/31/1973, 51 years ago. He was 79 years old when he died. Cause of death: stomach cancer. He died in Portland and buried in Holy Cross Cemetery .

Family

Wives

John Ford had four marriages.

Mary Ford

Mary Ford, American musician

He married with Mary Ford (53), in 1920. John Ford was 25 and Mary Ford was 4 years old. After 53 years, in 1973 Mary passed away.

Harriet Alice Grey

Harriet Alice Grey

Ford married with Harriet Alice Grey on Sunday, March 17th, 1957. John was 63 and Harriet Alice Grey was 16 years old. Married for 67 years, 8 months.

Olga May Brown

Olga May Brown

He married with Olga May Brown on Saturday, July 21st, 1934. John was 40 years old. Married for 90 years, 4 months.

Bridget Susan Winifred Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

Bridget Susan Winifred Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

He married with Bridget Susan Winifred Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes on Monday, December 1st, 1986. John Ford was 92 and Bridget Susan Winifred Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was 51 years old. Married for 37 years, 11 months.

Children

He had thirteen children, Mark , Kenneth , Frederick , Rebecca (71) , William (78, American businessman) , Nancy (86, Art) , Samuel (52) , Barbara (62, Crew) , Jillian (89) , Janet (80, British sociologist) , Kenneth (66) , Laurence (65) and Jill (64) .

Brother

John Ford had 1 sibling. Actor Francis (12 years older)

Works

John Ford Movies (19)

There are 19 movies of John Ford.

His first feature film was The Birth of a Nation (1915, as Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with Hand). He was 21 when he starred in this movie. Since 1915, he has appeared in 19 feature films. The last one is My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns (1970). In this movie, we watched him as himself .

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John Ford movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

John Ford TV Shows (2)

His first TV Show was

Awards (8)

Nominated Academy Award for Best Director in 1934 , nominated Academy Award for Best Picture , awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievements in 1970 , awarded AFI Life Achievement Award in 1972 , awarded Purple Heart ,

What was John's zodiac sign?

John Ford zodiac sign was aquarius.

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