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John Ford (other)
John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director who won four Academy Awards. John or Johnny Ford may also refer to: Clergymen *John of Ford (c. 1140 – 1244), abbot of the Dorset Cistercian monastery Forde Abbey *John Ford (minister) (1767–1826), politician and Methodist leader in South Carolina and Mississippi Territory *John Ford (bishop) (born 1952), Bishop of Plymouth, 2005 to 2013 Public officials *John Ford (died 1407), MP for Tavistock * John Ford (fl. 1410–1426), MP for Dorset, Shaftesbury and Melcombe Regis * John Ford (before 1395–after 1416), MP for Colchester in 1416 *John Salmon Ford (1815–1897), Texas politician known as "Rip" Ford *John Anson Ford (1883–1983), California politician * John Joseph Ford (1907–1982), California jurist * John Meredith Ford (1923–1995), Guyanese politician *Sir John Ford (diplomat) (1922–2018), British diplomat *John Ford (Tennessee politician) (born 1942), American legislator *Johnny Ford (born 1942), Alabama's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. He was the recipient of six Academy Awards including a record four wins for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director. Ford made frequent use of location shooting and wide shots, in which his characters were framed against a vast, harsh, and rugged natural terrain. In a career of more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although most of his silent films are now lost film, lost). He is renowned both for Western (genre), Westerns such as ''Stagecoach (1939 film), Stagecoach'' (1939), ''The Searchers'' (1956), and ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' (1962) and adaptations of classic 20th century American novels such as ''The Grapes of Wrath (film), The Grapes of Wrath'' (1940). Ford's work was held in high regard by his col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (Oklahoma Politician)
John Ford is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate between 2004 and 2016. He retired in 2016 due to term limits. Education and career Ford graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1968 and worked for Phillips Petroleum Company Phillips Petroleum Company was an American oil company incorporated in 1917 that expanded into petroleum refining, marketing and transportation, natural gas gathering and the chemicals sectors. It was Phillips Petroleum that first found oil in th ... for 34 years. References 21st-century American legislators Republican Party Oklahoma state senators Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Tulsa alumni People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma 21st-century Oklahoma politicians {{Oklahoma-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (wide Receiver)
John Allen Ford (born July 31, 1966) is a former American football wide receiver who played professional in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions. He was drafted in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Lions. Ford attended the University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with College admission .... References External links NFL.com player page 1966 births Living people American football wide receivers Detroit Lions players Virginia Cavaliers football players Players of American football from Belle Glade, Florida {{Widereceiver-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (footballer, Born 1932)
John C. Ford (born 18 April 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, John Living people 1932 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players Ararat Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (footballer, Born 1931)
John William Ford (24 August 1931 – 29 December 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1931 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Fitzroy Football Club players Ararat Football Club players 2015 deaths {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (footballer, Born 1893)
John Ford (1893 – 3 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Preston North End. Personal life After working in munitions in Scotland, Ford was called up to serve as a private in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War. He was killed in France on 3 May 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Career statistics Honours Preston North End * Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third t ... second-place promotion: 1914–15 References 1893 births 1917 deaths Footballers from Wishaw Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Bellshill Athletic F.C. players British Army personne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (cyclist)
John Ford (born 12 June 1957) is a Bermudian former cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two .... He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1957 births Living people Bermudian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Bermuda Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bermuda-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (baseball)
John Dallas Cecil Ford (September 22, 1894 – March 8, 1947) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s. A native of Ambler, Pennsylvania, Ford played for the Hilldale Club in 1917. He died in 1947 at age 52. References External links anSeamheads 1894 births 1947 deaths Place of death missing Hilldale Club players Baseball pitchers People from Ambler, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford (American Football Coach)
John Ford was an American football coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at Marquette University during the 1905 and 1906 seasons. His coaching record at Marquette was 4–8–2. This ranks him 13th at Marquette in total wins and 15th at Marquette in winning percentage (.393). Having been a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the olde ...
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gardner Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected to the office of president or vice president as well as the only president to date from Michigan. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, and was appointed to be the 40th vice president in 1973. When President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, Ford succeeded to the presidency, but was defeated for election to a full term in 1976. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ford attended the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the school's football team, winning two national championships. Following his senior year, he turned down offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, instead opting to go to Yale Law School. After the attack on Pearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baptiste Ford
Captain John Baptiste Ford (November 17, 1811 – May 1, 1903) was an American industrialist and founder of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, now known as PPG Industries, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Early life Born in a log cabin in Danville, Kentucky, he never remembered his father, Jonathan Ford, who in 1813 joined the Kentucky Volunteer Homespun regiment to fight the British forces at New Orleans in the War of 1812 and never returned. His mother, Margaret, the daughter of Jean Baptiste, an immigrant from France who had fought in the American Revolutionary War, apprenticed young John at the age of 12 to a Danville saddlemaker. He ran away from the saddlemaker at age 14 and found his freedom in Greenville, Indiana, where he remained for the next 30 years. Greenville, Indiana Ford began as an apprentice with his future father-in-law in the local saddle shop which led him into his first business venture. In 1831 at age 20, Ford married his school teache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
