John Ford Accepts the First AFI Life Achievement Award in 1973
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- On March 31, 1973, director John Ford was the first recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award. At the same ceremony, he was also presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Richard Nixon. Ford won 7 Academy Awards over the course of his career for some of his best known films, STAGECOACH, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY and THE QUIET MAN in addition to winning Oscars for his two documentaries shot during World War II for THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY and DECEMBER 7th.
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John Ford remains the only director to win four Oscars for feature films (The Informer, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley and The Quiet Man) plus two additional ones for his World War II documentaries (The Battle of Midway and December 7th), plus having 145 films that bear the legend: Directed by John Ford.
he was the first recipient to receive this award
Started filmmaking back in the mid teens and had a career for about 50 years! American Maestro
“Pappy” still holds the record for Best Direction (6). Four for movies and two for documentaries ! The Informer, How Green was My Valley, The Grapes of Wrath, December 7th and The Battle of Midway ! Put that in your pipe and puff on it Pilgrim !
John Ford was an extraordinarily talented director of landmark films including "The Grapes Of Wrath", "Young Mr. Lincoln" "The Quiet Man" " How Green Was My Valley" and "The Searchers" and he is largely responsible for the career of John Wayne. However, as documented by Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 documentary, "Directed By John Ford" he was also dictatorial, mean spirited, bullying and nasty to actors and co-workers. However, the Award was richly deserved and his work certainly has endured.
Also he's got a weird tongue thing
So what?
So? He was a filmmaker not the Pope
If it wasn't for John Ford, Hollywood would have been a joke.
When film is no more (and it IS coming, with the use of computer technology in film-making and film exhibition), and the complete history of film is written, JOHN FORD's name will stand at the top, alone and unchallenged.
Well, it is kind of a joke, it just would have been even more of a joke.
Thanks to Mel Brooks, Hollywood has been a joke…
He was one of the last of the True American Breed. There wont be anyone like him again.
Absolute Master!
When Ford was on his game, which was often, there's no one better. Stagecoach, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. At least those three -- oh, yes, Grapes of Wrath, The Quiet Man. I'm sure there are more....
John Ford is the Walt Whitman of American cinema.
This man just reminds me of someone from the Old West, with the eyepatch and all
Director John Ford was the unanimous choice of the board of trustees for the first award as he "clearly stands preeminent in the history of motion pictures." President Richard Nixon attended the gala dinner at which Ford was presented the award on March 31, 1973.
this is good thanks
This man built Hollywood into a legend.
Me parece interesante así, ahora, antes y siempre. Grande.
I love The Grapes of Wrath!! A Master!!
Legend!
Orson welles call him poet of cinema.
Yup. As he should have been. The poet laureate of American Films.
"The poet laureate of American Films"! Very well said. That's both beautiful and true.
And the guy brings a cigar on the stage and holds it the time......
❤ the grapes of wreath
Tough Boyo Amen
Guess they didnt’t adjust mike back then as much.
The best
Check out the end: There's Maureen O'Hara standing next to Nixon, and below on the left one can see Haldeman, Nixon's henchman, right by Gregory Peck.
I’ll bet you’re a Clinton/Obama/Ocasio-Cortez Demowit.
@@haroldkreye8770 Too idiotic. Many Republicans did not like Nixon and his henchmen. Their dishonesty and criminality resulted in us getting Jimmy Carter. That was unforgivable.
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Legend....somehow his tongue flip reminded me of heath ledger in 'The Dark Knight.'
so sad, he died 5 months after this night.
+ChRIS STONE Not really sad. He was lucky to live to 79 especially since he smoked so heavily. Plus why is it always sad when someone dies? It's not as if it is unexpected is it?
31st August, a big loss indeed
Ford essentially created the John Wayne persona in his film Stagecoach in 1939, although Wayne had been making movies since 1930, and he further developed Wayne's screen character in The Quiet Man. While he made extraordinary contributions to the film industry, by all accounts, and as documented in Peter Bogdanovich's feature length documentary "Directed By John Ford", he was belligerent and verbally abusive to his actors, even to established stars. The next AFI Life Achievement Award recipient James Cagney made two films with Ford and spoke in disparaging terms after the second film, Mister Roberts.
There are many others that deserve the afi lifetime achievement award & were ignored charles chaplin, laurence olivier,gary grant,alec guinness,ingrid bergman,gene hackman,Willem Dafoe & so many others hackman & Dafoe are still alive what are you waiting for for them to die
I think the Coen Brothers are the only contemporary filmmakers that can be mentioned in the same breath as Ford.
You are a funny guy!
Not Spielberg?
Poor guy.
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Nixon was there, cool !
He died 5 months after this...
He looked in very bad shape for only 79.
Compared to many others...
Rip...
Smoking
And drinking but I loved his movies. Wonderful director.
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Agreed, trumpet. Only a nabob would post something like that.
Why john is taking out his tongue again and again? ?
I think becuase he has a very dry mouth
And he was very ill, bless him.
Ford was being polite. He disliked Nixon intensely.
No matter how much you dislike a person, if that person is the President, he deserves respect!
Nixon was great, I dislike demorats.
No, he didn't. He supported Nixon in the 1968 campaign.
@@oscarmilet1661 Until Jan 2017.
Despite his talent and longevity as a director, by all accounts, Ford became insufferable to work with by the mid 50s. Cagney wrote in his autobiography that when he first worked with Ford in What Price Glory, he was acceptable. When Cagney was cast as the Captain in Mister Roberts, Ford tried to intimidate him and Cagney backed him off. Henry Fonda, who had played the lead on stage for several years, objected to Ford's efforts to re-write the play and Ford struck him; Ford then left the film.
From what I heard, he was always a prick. I don't think he said a single kind word to John Wayne in all the years they worked together. I think his anger stemmed from the fact that he was unable to come to terms with his sexuality.
@@ricardocantoral7672 There's no evidence for that claim though.
Ford had an affair with Katherine Hepburn before she took up with Spencer Tracy. While on his death bed she came and visited him many times over his last few weeks. His grandson was documentating John Fords life and interviewing him he left the room mid interview and forgot to turn the audio recorder off Aftter Fords death he found Hepburns and Fords conversation on it they were not aware that they had been recorded there was still alot of love left between them.