Ford, John, 1894-1973
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1894 - 1973
Biography
John Ford (1894-1973) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
John Ford was born February 1, 1894, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He was a film producer, director, and screenwriter. John died August 31, 1973, in Palm Desert, California.
Citation:
Mitry, J. John Ford, 1954.Gallagher, T. John Ford, c1984:CIP t.p. (John Ford) CIP galley (liked to claim his name was Sean Aloysius O'Feeney; baptismal records show name and birthdate as John Martin Feeney, b. 2/1/1894; Aloysius was name John chose at Confirmation) book p. 2 (although most references, including Ford himself, cite the year as 1895, the town clerk registered him as John Martin Feeney, born Feb. 1, 1894, and this information appears also on his tombstone and baptismal records)
American film-index 1916-1920, 1984(Jack Ford; director of The Secret man)
IMDB, Feb. 7, 2011(John Ford; John Martin Feeney; b. Feb. 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Me.; d. Aug. 31, 1973 in Palm Desert, Calif.; director, producer, screenwriter)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Michael Burrows papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231044535]
Identifier: MSS 2252
Scope and Contents
Papers, correspondence, publications.
Dates:
approximately 1990
Ford, John, approximately 1935
File — Box 145: Series 2, Folder: 40
Identifier: MSS P 768 Series 2 File 239
Dates:
approximately 1935
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