Francis Ford | |
Job | Actor * Film director * Writer |
Years active | 1909-1953 |
Top Roles | Skid Row Drunk, , Arab, Sam Boone, R.C. Martin |
Top Genres | Drama, Western, Action, Adventure, Romance, Comedy |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), True Story (based on) |
Top Collaborators | John Ford (Director), Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Merian C. Cooper (Producer), Henry MacRae (Director) |
Shares birthday with | Millard Mitchell, Vernon Dobtcheff, Alice Ghostley see more.. |
Francis Ford Overview:
Actor, Francis Ford, was born Frank Thomas Feeney on Aug 14, 1881 in Portland, ME. Ford died at the age of 72 on Sep 5, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Francis Ford was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning three for Best Writing for Patton, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II in 1970, 1972 and 1974 respectively.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1970 | Best Writing | Patton (1970) | N/A | Won |
1972 | Best Writing | The Godfather (1972) | N/A | Won |
1974 | Best Writing | The Godfather Part II (1974) | N/A | Won |
1990 | Best Picture | The Godfather, Part III | N/A | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Book Review: Coppola Talks Film and Innovation
By KC on Jan 10, 2018 From Classic MoviesLive Cinema and Its Techniques Coppola Liveright Publishing Corporation/W.W. Norton & Company, 2017 When Live Cinema and Its Techniques landed on my doorstep, I approached it with personal interest, though skeptical that it would be of interest to the readers of A Classic Movie Blo... Read full article
TCM Honors Coppola with Handprint and Footprint Ceremony #TCMFF #TCMFFSP
By Annmarie Gatti on May 24, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub BlogCoppola Immortalized at Imprint Ceremony… I was thrilled to be able to cover the Coppola Handprint and Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman’s) on April 29th as part of the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival. TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz host... Read full article
TCM Classic Film Festival 2016: Coppola Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the Chinese Theatre
By KC on May 6, 2016 From Classic MoviesOn the second morning of the TCM Classic Film Festival, I had the pleasure of covering a hand and footprint ceremony honoring Coppola in the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre. This is the third year that I've attended the ceremony and, as in previous years, it was a fascinating, once... Read full article
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