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Hace 4 días · Ford won a total of four Academy Awards with all of them being for Best Director, for the films The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952)—none of them Westerns (also starring in the last two was Maureen O'Hara, "his favorite actress").
Hace 2 días · The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted numerous times for stage, screen, opera, ballet, and musical theatre, perhaps the most famous adaptations being Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate; McLintock!, a 1963 American Western comedy film, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara; and the 1967 film of the play, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Hace 4 días · She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a classic Western film that was released in 1949. Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, the movie is set in the post-Civil War era and follows the story of an aging cavalry officer named Nathan Brittles. With breathtaking cinematography and a captivating storyline, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon has become a ...
Hace 4 días · Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, the movie has become a beloved cultural icon over the years. One of the most memorable aspects of the film is the line spoken by Maureen O’Hara’s character, Mary Kate Danaher, in Irish. The line, “Is féidir linn,” has captivated audiences and has sparked curiosity about its meaning.
Hace 5 días · During a WW2 patrol in the North-African desert, a Canadian corporal reminisces about his sweetheart and must lead his platoon when the sergeant gets wounded...
She lived next door to my aunt and uncle in Boise. We had dinner with her several times. She was such a funny lady. We watched Only the Lonely the last time we were there, in 2013, I believe.
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