John Ford
Birthday: 1 February 1894, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Birth Name: John Martin Feeney
Height: 183 cm
John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "The train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film. He won six Oscars, counting (he always did) the two t...
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John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "The train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film. He won six Oscars, counting (he always did) the two that he won for his WWII documentary work. He had one wife; a son and daughter; and a grandson, Dan Ford who wrote a biography on his famous grandfather. Show less «
Maureen O'Hara is one of the actresses I most dislike. Everybody thought I was her lover. Actually, ...Show more »
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. Show less «
As a beauty, Dolores del Rio is in a class with [Greta Garbo]. Then she opens her mouth and becomes ...Show more »
As a beauty, Dolores del Rio is in a class with [Greta Garbo]. Then she opens her mouth and becomes Minnie Mouse. Show less «
[on Native American Indians] We've treated them badly, it's a blot on our shield; we've robbed, chea...Show more »
[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. Show less «
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not a...Show more »
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. Show less «
For a director there are commercial rules that it is necessary to obey. In our profession, an artist...Show more »
For a director there are commercial rules that it is necessary to obey. In our profession, an artistic failure is nothing; a commercial failure is a sentence. The secret is to make films that please the public and also allow the director to reveal his personality. Show less «
I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, anoth...Show more »
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. Show less «
My name is John Ford and I make Westerns.
My name is John Ford and I make Westerns.
None of my so called better pictures are westerns.
None of my so called better pictures are westerns.
It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.
It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.
I love making pictures but I don't like talking about them.
I love making pictures but I don't like talking about them.
[on the CinemaScope anamorphic aspect ratio] I hated it. You've never seen a painter use that kind o...Show more »
[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. Show less «
It's no use talking to me about art, I make pictures to pay the rent.
It's no use talking to me about art, I make pictures to pay the rent.
[1967] I am a liberal Democrat and a rebel.
[1967] I am a liberal Democrat and a rebel.
[on John Wayne] Duke is the best actor in Hollywood.
[on John Wayne] Duke is the best actor in Hollywood.
John Ford's FILMOGRAPHY
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...