John Ford's biography

John Martin Feeney is 79 years old film director born at Cape Elizabeth. He was born on Thursday 1st of February 1894. He is often nicknamed as Sean Aloysius Feeny, John Martin Feeney, John Feeney, John Ford, Sean Aloysius O'Fearna. According to year of birth 1894 he belongs to Lost Generation. Birthday on 1st of February means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

He is white american. John is citizen of United States of America. John is roman catholic. John´s primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as film producer, naval officer, screenwriter. He is recently known as film actor.

John Ford's family

John Ford's spouse

John Ford's ex spouse

John has 1 daughter.

John Ford's daughter: Barbara Ford

John Ford's daughter's name is Barbara Ford. She is known as film editor. His daughter was born on Saturday 16th of December 1922 in Los Angeles. His daughter died on Thursday 27th of June 1985. Barbara Ford was 91 years old, when this happened.

John Ford's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Portland High School.

John Ford's career

John´s main focus is to be film director. John is famous thanks to How Green Was My Valley.

Is John Ford gay ?

He is known to be bisexual.

How did John Ford die

He died on on Friday 31st of August 1973 when he was 79 years old at Palm Desert. John Fords death was caused by stomach cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

John Ford's Awards

John received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work The Informer in 1935
He received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work The Grapes of Wrath in 1940
John received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work How Green Was My Valley in 1941
He received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work The Quiet Man in 1952

John Ford's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
John was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
John was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture

What else you don't know about John Ford ?

John´s middle name is Martin.

What John Ford has done for a first time

In 1973 he was the first recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.
Was the first director to receive back-to-back Best Director Oscars (1941 and 1942).
In December 2011 Clint Eastwood received the first John Ford Award from John Ford Ireland Film Symposium.

John Ford's quotes

I love making pictures but I don't like talking about them.
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.
It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.
It's no use talking to me about art, I make pictures to pay the rent.
I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war on, and on another occasion, I remember, I was suddenly taken drunk.
[on John Wayne] Duke is the best actor in Hollywood.
As a beauty, Dolores del Rio is in a class with [Greta Garbo]. Then she opens her mouth and becomes Minnie Mouse.
My name is John Ford and I make Westerns.
[1967] I am a liberal Democrat and a rebel.
[on Native American Indians] We've treated them badly, it's a blot on our shield; we've robbed, cheated, murdered and massacred them, but they kill one white man and God, out come the troops.
Maureen O'Hara is one of the actresses I most dislike. Everybody thought I was her lover. Actually, I hated her and she hated me, but she was right for the parts.
[on the CinemaScope anamorphic aspect ratio] I hated it. You've never seen a painter use that kind of composition - even the great murals, it still wasn't this huge tennis court. Your eyes pop back and forth, and it's very difficult to get a close-up.
None of my so-called better pictures are westerns.
[on early cinema] None of us thought we were making anything but entertainment for the moment. Only Ernst Lubitsch knew we were making art.

John Ford's height, body shape

Lets describe how John Ford looks. We will focus on his height, body shape and hair color. He is tall as 6' 0" (183 cm). Body build is average. John´s hair is shade of grey.

John Ford