LEST WE FORGET: THE JOHN FORD STOCK COMPANY

LEST WE FORGET: THE JOHN FORD STOCK COMPANY

John Ford (1894-1973) directed scores of memorable movies that feature countless scenes that linger in oneâ€™s memory. He is the only director to have won four Best Director Academy Awards, for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952).

There have been many biographies and film studies of John Ford and his motion pictures. There has never been a single volume devoted to the stock company of actors and actresses who worked for him, some continually, many intermittently, from his silent westerns of the â€˜teens to his final films of the 1960s. This book spotlights 112 members of Fordâ€™s fluid repertory company and includes a mini-chapter on each member of the troupe.

And it was a diverse group. One wrote three books on the Bahaâ€™i Faith religion; another boxed the heavyweight champion of the world to a draw; one eloped with Loretta Young when she was seventeen; one participated in the Yukon gold rush; a photograph of one playerâ€™s ear is the clublogo for a professional wrestling association; another taught Lucy how to jitterbug; one was a legendary undercover agent for the OSS in France during World War II; another was a member of the advisory board to the Bank of America concerning loans to the studios; two were rodeo world champions.

All of them, from obscure bit players to barely-remembered character actors to legendary film stars, made substantial contributions to Fordâ€™s movie legacy.

About the Author

Bill Levy is the author of John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography and Beyond the Beach: The Wit and Wisdom of Nevil Shute. He has been writing his â€œForgotten Gemsâ€ column on films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s for New Jerseyâ€™s monthly senior publication, Fifty Plus, since 2001. He lives in Mendham, New Jersey.
Country USA
Manufacturer BearManor Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-04-23
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	BearManor Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-04-23
Format	Kindle eBook

LEST WE FORGET: THE JOHN FORD STOCK COMPANY

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