Ford, John, 1894?-1973
Birthdate February 1, 1895
Citations
Date: 1894?-02-01 (Birth) - 1973-08-31 (Death)
Note: A document in John Ford's military record signed by his brother Francis Ford is included to certify his date of birth as February 1, 1895, when Francis was 12 years old.
BiogHist
Place: Cape Elizabeth
Name in full: John Augustine Ford
Date of birth: Feb. 1, 1895
Citations
Date: 1894?-02-01 (Birth) - 1973-08-31 (Death)
BiogHist
Name Entry: Ford, John Augustine, 1894?-1973
Place: Cape Elizabeth
<p>John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. 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 Grapes of Wrath (1940). He was the recipient of five Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director.</p>
<p>Ford was born John Martin "Jack" Feeney (though he later often gave his given names as Sean Aloysius, sometimes with surname O'Feeny or O'Fearna; an Irish language equivalent of Feeney) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara "Abbey" Curran, on February 1, 1894, (though he occasionally said 1895 and that date is erroneously inscribed on his tombstone).</p>
<p>In a career of more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although most of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's work was held in high regard by his colleagues, with Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman among those who named him one of the greatest directors of all time.</p>
<p>Ford made frequent use of location shooting and long shots, in which his characters were framed against a vast, harsh, and rugged natural terrain.</p>
Citations
Date: 1894?-02-01 (Birth) - 1973-08-31 (Death)
Note: The 1900 Census is sourced in this article for evidence of John Ford's birth year being 1894
BiogHist
Name Entry: Feeney, John Martin, 1894?-1973
Name Entry: O'Feeney, Sean Aloysius, 1894?-1973
Name Entry: Ford, Jack, 1894?-1973
Name Entry: O'Feeny, Sean Aloysius, 1894?-1973
Place: Cape Elizabeth
Place: Palm Desert
Unknown Source
Citations
Name Entry: Ford, John, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "taro",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "LC",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "byu",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "NLA",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "WorldCat",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "umi",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "yale",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "harvard",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "ahub",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "nara",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "LAC",
"form": "authorizedForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: فورد، جون،, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "authorizedForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: Feeney, John Martin, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: O'Feeney, Sean Aloysius, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: Mitry, J. John Ford, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: O'Feeney, Sean, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: O'Fienne, Sean Aloysius, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: O'Fearna, Sean Aloysius, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
},
{
"contributor": "nara",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: O'Fearna, Sean Aloysius, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: フォード, ジョン, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: Ford, Jack, 1894?-1973
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
},
{
"contributor": "nara",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
