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John Ford
Deceased

How Did John Ford Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 79
Also known asJack Ford, Jack FrancisGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/02/1894Born inCape Elizabeth, Maine, USADied31/08/1973 (aged 79)Died inPalm DesertCausestomach cancerWikidataQ51114 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#8500 ↗

John Martin Feeney, better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur.

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Filmography28 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Filmmakers for the ProsecutionMovieSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)129
2019John Ford: The Man Who Invented AmericaMovieSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)125
2017Five Came BackSeriesSelf (archive footage)123
2017Five Came BackMovieSelf (archive footage)123
2015Spanish WesternMovieSelf (archive footage)121
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearMovieSelf (archive footage)115
2006Monument Valley: John Ford CountryMovieSelf (voice) (archive footage)112
2000Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'MovieSelf (archive footage)106
2000Shooting WarMoviehimself106
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovieSelf (archive footage)101
1992Fonda on FondaMovieSelf (archive footage)98
1976Chesty: A Tribute to a LegendMovieHimself/Interviewer82
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf79
1971Directed by John FordMovieSelf (uncredited)77
1971The American West of John FordMovieSelf77
1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandMovieself71
1959The Horse SoldiersMovieNed (uncredited)65
1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialMovieSelf64
1951The Screen DirectorMovieSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)57
1943Show-Business at WarMovieSelf49
1929Big TimeMovieJohn Ford (uncredited)35
1917The TornadoMovieJack Dayton (as Jack Ford)23
1917The ScrapperMovieBuck, the scrapper23
1917The Trail of HateMovieLt. Jack Brewer23
1916The Purple MaskMovie(unconfirmed)22
1916The Bandit's WagerMovieNan's Brother22
1915The Birth of a NationMovieKlansman (uncredited)21
1914A Study in ScarletMovieJohn H. Watson, M.D.20