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Channel	Date & Time	Title	Buy
TCM	Wed, Feb 17, 3:30 PM	They Were Expendable	Buy
TCM	Thu, Feb 18, 7:30 AM	The Lost Patrol	Buy
FMC	Fri, Feb 19, 8:00 PM	How Green Was My Valley	Buy
FMC	Fri, Feb 19, 10:30 PM	How Green Was My Valley	Buy
FMC	Sat, Feb 20, 1:00 AM	How Green Was My Valley	Buy

John Ford Biography

Birth Name: John Martin Feeney
Birth Place: Cape Elizabeth, ME
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: February 01, Aquarius
Date of Death: 08/31/1973
Profession: Director; producer; actor; writer

John Ford Fast Facts:

Began his career in film as an assistant to his older brother, Francis Ford.
Made his directorial debut in 1917's The Tornado.
Made 33 films between 1917 and 1919.
Paid homage to his Irish and Gaelic heritage with movies such as How Green Was My Valley, an Oscar-winning study of life in a Welsh mining community.
Filmed documentaries as a member of the Field Photographic Division unit while serving in the U.S. Naval Reserves during World War II.
In 1952, became the first director to win four Academy Awards.
Directed film legends Harry Carey and John Wayne in over 35 films collectively.
Was the subject of Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 documentary Directed by John Ford.
In 1973, received the first Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon.

John Ford Relationships:

Barbara Curran - Mother
Barbara Ford - Daughter
Francis Ford - Brother
John Augustine Feeney - Father
Mary McBryde Smith Ford - Wife
Patrick Ford - Son

John Ford Awards:

1939 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1940 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1941 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1952 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1935 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1952 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1953 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1955 Golden Globe: Special Achievement - Winner

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