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John Ford (February 1 1894 – August 31 1973) was an Academy Award-winning American film director of Irish heritage famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Best Director Academy Award (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record still unmatched, although only one of those films, How Green Was My Valley, won Best Picture. His style of film-making has been tremendously influential,... full article at wikipedia
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  • 1973
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  • Dec 24, 1917
  • Oct 3, 1964
  • Mar 9, 1948
  • Oct 28, 1941
  • Nov 1, 1962
  • Jul 30, 1955
  • Oct 9, 1953
  • Dec 3, 1946
  • Nov 15, 1950
  • Oct 22, 1949
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  • Oct 3, 1964
  • Mar 9, 1948
  • Nov 15, 1950
  • Oct 22, 1949
  • Nov 11, 1940
  • Apr 22, 1962
  • Dec 20, 1945
  • 1928
  • Oct 24, 1958
  • 1947
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  • Jan 31, 1930
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  • Sep 14, 1942
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