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John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his Westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture.

• Born: John Martin Feeney February 1, 1894 Cape Elizabeth, Maine, U.S.
• Died: August 31, 1973 (aged 79) Palm Desert, CA, U.S.
• Occupation: Film director/producer
• Years active: 1917–66
• Influenced by: D.W. Griffith, F. W. Murnau
• Influenced: Orson Welles, Michael Cimino, Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, David Lean
• Allegiance: United States
• Service/branch: U.S. Navy U.S. Naval Reserve
• Years of service: 1942–45 (active) 1946–62 (reserve)
• Rank: Commander (active) Rear Admiral (reserve)
• Battles/wars: World War II Battle of Midway Battle of Normandy

Read more about John Ford at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Bogdanovich, O'Hara to attend John Ford symposium
Variety, 2012-05-04 06:19:03
Film News: Event runs June 7-10 in Dublin

DVD: John Ford’s ‘Fort Apache’ on Blu-ray From Warner Home Video
NY Times Movies, 2012-03-23 16:00:00
A still from John Ford’s “Fort Apache,” with far left, George O’Brien and Anna Lee; and foreground, Shirley Temple, John Wayne and Henry Fonda.

Oscars 2012: All-Time Most Controversial Winners
MTV News, 2012-02-25 07:41:28
From 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Crash,' a look back at the Academy Awards' most memorable upsets.By Kevin P. Sullivan Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in "Shakespeare in Love" Photo: Miramax Not every Academy Awards winner is met with praise and cinematic glory. Some past winners have come as surprises and ...