John Ford (film director)
John Ford (
February 1,
1894 -
August 31,
1973) was a one of the most accomplished
Western directors. He won four
Academy Awards as best director for
The Informer,
The Grapes of Wrath,
How Green Was My Valley and
The Quiet Man - none of them Westerns. He was also nominated as Best Director for
Stagecoach. As producer he received nominations for Best Picture for
The Quiet Man and
The Long Voyage Home.
On his death in 1973, John Ford was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
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