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'''John Ford''' (real name John Martin Feendy) (1894-1973) was an [[Oscar]]-winning director in the middle of the 20th century. He's best known for filming Westerns, often starring [[John Wayne]], and for some film adaptations of [[novel]]s such as [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''The Grapes of Wrath''.

'''John Ford''' (real name John Martin Feeney) (1894-1973) was a five-time [[Oscar]]-winning director in the middle of the 20th century. He's best known for filming Westerns, often starring [[John Wayne]], and for some film adaptations of [[novel]]s such as [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''The Grapes of Wrath''.  Having [[Irish]] descent himself, Ford won two of his Oscars for Irish-related films:  ''The Informer'' (1936) about an Irish rebel who double-crossed a colleague, and ''The Quiet Man'' (1952) about an Irishman who returned to his homeland after spending time unsuccessfully pursuing the [[American Dream]] in the [[United States]] ([[Pittsburgh]]).

In one ranking he's listed as the 12th greatest director of all time.

In one ranking he's listed as the 12th greatest director of all time.

== Political views ==

== Political views ==

Ford's political views were difficult to pin down, but apparently be moved from being [[liberal]] to more [[conservative]] as he grew older.  He reportedly supported [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Richard Nixon]], who awarded him a [[Medal of Freedom]].<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-03-tm-5876-story.html</ref>

Ford's political views were difficult to pin down, but apparently he moved from being [[liberal]] to more [[conservative]] as he grew older.  He reportedly supported [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Richard Nixon]], who awarded him a [[Medal of Freedom]].<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-03-tm-5876-story.html</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

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