John Ford

1. John Ford, Caroline playwright and poet (1586-c.1640?)

Born in Ilsington[?] in Devon in 1586, John Ford is best known for the tragic play Tis Pity She's a Whore[?], 1633, a family drama of incest. He was the most significant playwright during the reign of Charles I. His plays invariably deal with conflicts between individual passion and conscience and the laws and morals of society at large.

2. 'John Ford (February 1, 1894 - 1973) was a one of the most accomplished Western directors. He won four Academy Awards as best director for The Informer, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley and The Quiet Man. He was also nominated as Best Director for Stagecoach. As producer he received nominations for Best Picture for The Quiet Man and The Long Voyage Home.

Filmography

Donovan's Reef

The Fugitive, (1947)

The Grapes of Wrath

How Green Was My Valley

The Informer

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance[?]

Mister Roberts (replaced by Mervyn LeRoy during filming)

My Darling Clementine

The Quiet Man

Rio Grande

The Searchers

Stagecoach

3. John M. Ford, science fiction and fantasy writer.

How Much for Just the Planet?

Growing Up Weightless

Casting Fortune

The Last Hot Time

At the End of the Twentieth Century (collection)