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John Ford

@johnford

American film director (1894–1973)

Building Argosy Pictures as Founder · United States

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Key facts

Lived
1894–1973
Educated at
Portland High School

About

John Ford (1894–1973) was a film director and film producer. They were born in Cape Elizabeth. They studied at Portland High School.

In context

Argosy Pictures was founded in 1939 and closed in 1956, after 17 years. Among the 57 other cinematography companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 18 years, so this one closed earlier than most.

Named alongside

At MaxOne, Inc.

At RC-1, Inc.

Contribution

John's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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