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title="Add to favorites" aria-label="Add to favorites"></a> <div class="details"> <span> Active - <span>1914 - 2021</span>  |   </span> <span> Birth - Feb 1, 1894  |   </span> <span> Death - Aug 31, 1973  |   </span> <span class="header-artist-genres"> Genres - <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/drama-ag111">Drama</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/silent-film-ag122">Silent Film</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/western-ag127">Western</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/documentary-ag110">Documentary</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/war-ag126">War</a> </span> <span class="separatorLine"> | </span> <span class="header-artist-subgenres"> Subgenres - <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/silent-film-ag1759">Silent Film</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/western-film-ag1268">Western Film</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/silent-feature-ag1240">Silent Feature</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/biographical-film-ag1081">Biographical Film</a>, <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/comedy-drama-ag1684">Comedy Drama</a> </span> </div> </header> <ul class="tabs overview"> <li class="tab overview" data-sections="description,extra_data,bio"> <a href="/artist/john-ford-an12109" title="Overview"> Overview <span class="arrow">↓</span> </a> </li> <li class="tab filmography"> <a href="/artist/john-ford-an12109/filmography" title="Filmography"> Filmography <span class="arrow">↓</span> </a> </li> </ul> <section class="review read-more"> <h4 class="review-author headline"> Biography by <span>Wikipedia</span> </h4> <div class="text"> <p>John Ford was an Irish-American film director. He is renowned both for Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), as well as adaptations of classic 20th-century American novels such as the film The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director remain a record. One of the films for which he won the award, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture.</p> </div> </section> <section class="filmography-highlights"> <h4 class="headline"> Movie Highlights </h4> <div class="filmography-highlight-grid"> <div class="filmography-highlight-wrapper" data-tooltip="{"id":"am6873","thumbnail":true}"> <a href="/movie/stagecoach-am6873" title="Stagecoach" class="poster-link"> <img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmovie.com/iva/movie/6873/185/6873.jpg" alt="Stagecoach" class="movie-poster lazyload" style="aspect-ratio: 0.66666666666667" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmovie.com/images/noimage/allmovie-no-image.png'"> </a> </div> <div class="filmography-highlight-wrapper" data-tooltip="{"id":"am14809","thumbnail":true}"> <a href="/movie/the-searchers-am14809" title="The Searchers" class="poster-link"> <img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmovie.com/iva/movie/14809/185/14809.jpg" alt="The Searchers" class="movie-poster lazyload" style="aspect-ratio: 0.66666666666667" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmovie.com/images/noimage/allmovie-no-image.png'"> </a> </div> <div class="filmography-highlight-wrapper" data-tooltip="{"id":"am16387","thumbnail":true}"> <a href="/movie/my-darling-clementine-am16387" title="My Darling Clementine" class="poster-link"> <img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmovie.com/iva/movie/16387/185/16387.jpg" alt="My Darling Clementine" class="movie-poster lazyload" style="aspect-ratio: 0.66650148662042" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmovie.com/images/noimage/allmovie-no-image.png'"> </a> </div> </div> <span class="all-related"><a href="/artist/john-ford-an12109/filmography" title="See Full Filmography">See Full Filmography</a></span> </section> <div class="in-content-placement"> <div data-fuse="home_incontent_1"></div> </div> <section class="overview-factsheet"> <h4 class="factsheet headline">Additional Information</h4> <ul> <li><h4>Aliases</h4> <div> Coach, Commander John Ford, Jack, Jack Ford, Jack Francis, John, John Ford Captain U.S.N.R., John Martin Feeney, Lt. Cmdr. John Ford U.S.N.R., Pappy, RAdm. John Ford USNR [Ret.], Rear Admiral John Ford USNVR Ret., The Admiral, The Liberal Democrat at Republic, Uncle Jack </div> </li> <li> <h4>All Genres</h4> <div> <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/drama-ag111">Drama</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/silent-film-ag122">Silent Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/western-ag127">Western</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/documentary-ag110">Documentary</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/war-ag126">War</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/action-adventure-ag100">Action-Adventure</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/romance-ag120">Romance</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/comedy-ag107">Comedy</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/biography-ag105">Biography</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/history-ag115">History</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/crime-ag109">Crime</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/comedy-drama-ag108">Comedy Drama</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/family-ag113">Family</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/spy-film-ag124">Spy Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/music-ag117">Music</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/mystery-suspense-ag118">Mystery-Suspense</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/sports-ag123">Sports</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/thriller-ag125">Thriller</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/fantasy-ag114">Fantasy</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/horror-ag116">Horror</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/genre/science-fiction-ag121">Science Fiction</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <h4>All Subgenres</h4> <div> <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/silent-film-ag1759">Silent Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/western-film-ag1268">Western Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/silent-feature-ag1240">Silent Feature</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/biographical-film-ag1081">Biographical Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/comedy-drama-ag1684">Comedy Drama</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/propaganda-film-ag1262">Propaganda Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/world-war-ii-propaganda-shorts-ag1264">World War II Propaganda Shorts</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/historical-film-ag1178">Historical Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/spy-film-ag1810">Spy Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/prison-film-ag1137">Prison Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/romantic-comedy-ag1098">Romantic Comedy</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/spy-ag1251">Spy</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/trial-film-ag1138">Trial Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/american-football-film-ag1243">American Football Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/boxing-film-ag1248">Boxing Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/buddy-film-ag1089">Buddy Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/christmas-film-ag1165">Christmas Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/concert-ag1205">Concert</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/concert-film-ag1206">Concert Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/disaster-film-ag1014">Disaster Film</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/docudrama-ag1142">Docudrama</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/drama-fiction-ag1148">Drama Fiction</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/musical-ag1269">Musical</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/political-drama-ag1155">Political Drama</a></span>, <span><a href="https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/political-satire-ag1119">Political Satire</a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </section> <div class="jamx_player" style="margin: 40px 0"> <script type="text/javascript">if (scroll_v7 === "no-scroll") {cf_adunit_id = '100006649';}</script><script type="text/javascript">if (scroll_v7 === "no-scroll") {document.write("\x3Cscript src=\"//srv.tunefindforfans.com/fruits/apricots.js\">");document.write("\x3C/script>");}</script> </div> <div class="advertising instreamVid"> <script type="text/javascript">if (scroll_v7 === "no-scroll") {document.write("\x3Cscript 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