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john ford

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1. Ford, John Fordnoun

   United States film maker (1896-1973)

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1. John Ford

   John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford made frequent use of location shooting and wide shots, in which his characters were framed against a vast, harsh, and rugged natural terrain. He was the recipient of six Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). He is renowned for Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). In a career of more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although most of his silent films are now lost). Ford's work was held in high regard by his colleagues, with Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman naming him one of the greatest directors of all time.

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1. john ford

   John Ford was an American film director best known for his westerns such as "Stagecoach" (1939), "The Searchers" (1956), and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962). Born February 1, 1894, his career spanned more than 50 years during which he directed over 140 films. Ford is also known for his collaborations with actor John Wayne. His distinctive directorial style has made him one of the most revered and influential filmmakers in the history of Hollywood. He passed away on August 31, 1973.

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1. John Ford

   John Ford was an Irish-American film director. He was famous for both his Westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Academy Awards for Best Director is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of john ford in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of john ford in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of john ford in a Sentence

1. Lana Wachowski:

   There's directors like John Ford and Christopher Nolan who find a tone and stick with it throughout their careers, we're not like that. We're always looking for the range of what we see in life. That creates a tension between us and our audience because they don't know what to expect. It makes people excited, but it can also make for frustrated consumers.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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