Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for John Ford across 4 places, from 1894 to 1973.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Ford was documented, and when
1 February 1894exact date
Cape Elizabeth, Maineattested“Ford was born John Martin "Jack" Feeney (though he later often gave his given names as Seán Aloysius, sometimes with surname O'Feeny or Ó Fearna; an Irish language equivalent of Feeney) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to John Augustine Feeney…”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1914year
Californiaattested“He later moved to California, and in 1914 began working in film production as well as acting for his older brother Francis, adopting "Jack Ford" as a professional name.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
31 August 1973exact date
Hollywoodattested“They'd rather make a goddamned legend out of him and be done with him.Ford died on August 31, 1973, at Palm Desert and his funeral was held on September 5 at Hollywood's Church of the Blessed Sacrament.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
31 August 1973exact date
Palm Desertattested“They'd rather make a goddamned legend out of him and be done with him.Ford died on August 31, 1973, at Palm Desert and his funeral was held on September 5 at Hollywood's Church of the Blessed Sacrament.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
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1917 to 1928period
Hollywoodmentioned“Throughout his career, Ford was one of the busiest directors in Hollywood, but he was extraordinarily productive in his first few years as a director—he made ten films in 1917, eight in 1918 and fifteen in 1919—and he directed a total of…”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1918year
Santiagomentioned“Similarly, The Scarlet Drop, his 1918 film once thought lost, was rediscovered in a warehouse in Santiago, Chile.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1926year
Jackson Holementioned“Ford's last silent Western was 3 Bad Men (1926), set during the Dakota land rush and filmed at Jackson Hole, Wyoming and in the Mojave Desert.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1926year
Mojave Desertmentioned“Ford's last silent Western was 3 Bad Men (1926), set during the Dakota land rush and filmed at Jackson Hole, Wyoming and in the Mojave Desert.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1928 to 1929period
Australiamentioned“Napoleon's Barber was followed by his final two silent features Riley the Cop (1928) and Strong Boy (1929), starring Victor McLaglen; which were both released with synchronised music scores and sound effects, the latter is now lost (alth…”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1929year
Khyber Passmentioned“The Black Watch (1929), a colonial army adventure set in the Khyber Pass starring Victor McLaglen and Myrna Loy is Ford's first all-talking feature; it was remade in 1954 by Henry King as King of the Khyber Rifles.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1935 to 1966period
Chinamentioned“Ford's last completed feature film was 7 Women (MGM, 1966), a drama set in about 1935, about missionary women in China trying to protect themselves from the advances of a barbaric Mongolian warlord.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1939 to 1948period
United Statesmentioned“In contrast to the string of successes in 1939–1941, it won no major American awards, although it was awarded a silver ribbon for Best Foreign Film in 1948 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, and it was a solid financi…”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1945year
Philippinesmentioned“His last wartime film was They Were Expendable (MGM, 1945), an account of America's disastrous defeat in the Philippines, told from the viewpoint of a PT boat squadron and its commander.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
1957year
Republic of Irelandmentioned“The Rising of the Moon (Warner Bros, 1957) was a three-part 'omnibus' movie shot on location in Ireland and based on Irish short stories.”source: Wikipedia: John Ford
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