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John Ford in Focus
Essays on the Filmmaker’s Life and Work
Edited by Kevin L. Stoehr and Michael C. Connolly

ISBN 978-0-7864-3215-8
46 photos, notes, bibliography, index
244pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2008

Description
Best known for his enduring westerns (Stagecoach, The Searchers) and classic films (The Grapes of Wrath, The Quiet Man) American film director John Ford received an unprecedented four Academy Awards for Best Director over his lifetime. This collection of essays offers a comprehensive examination of Ford’s life and career, revealing the frequent intersections between Ford’s personal life and artistic vision. Part one provides an overview of Ford’s importance in the early development of cinema. Part two focuses on selected aspects of Ford’s personal life, specifically his genealogy, Irish heritage, and roots in the coastal community of Portland, Maine. Part three situates Ford’s films within a broader cultural and intellectual context, exploring theories that explain why Ford’s movies have sparked such interest, debate, and enjoyment among Hollywood film critics and the general cinema community.

About the Author
Kevin L. Stoehr is associate professor of humanities at Boston University and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Michael C. Connolly is associate professor of history at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.





Other Book(s) by Kevin L. Stoehr Available from McFarland:

Film and Knowledge

Nihilism in Film and Television



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