Pappy: The Life Of John Ford
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few directors have left as indelible a mark on the cinematic landscape as John Ford — the gruff, visionary genius who gave the world the sweeping grandeur of the American West and the quiet dignity of its forgotten people. Written by his grandson, Dan Ford, Pappy: The Life of John Ford is an intimate and authoritative biography that chronicles the remarkable life of one of Hollywood's most celebrated and complex figures, from his humble Irish-American origins in Maine to his legendary career as a four-time Academy Award-winning director of classics such as The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, and How Green Was My Valley. Drawing on unprecedented access to family archives, private letters, and candid interviews, Dan Ford presents a portrait that is both reverential and unflinching, capturing the contradictions of a man who was simultaneously tyrannical and tender, a hard-drinking maverick who wielded the camera like a poet's pen. The biography illuminates Ford's defining artistic philosophy — his deep reverence for American myth, community, and sacrifice — while also confronting his personal demons and the toll his relentless ambition took on those around him. For film enthusiasts, historians, and anyone captivated by the golden age of Hollywood, this is the definitive account of a towering creative life, leaving one to wonder: can any biography truly contain a legend of such magnitude?
Author: Dan Ford
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few directors have left as indelible a mark on the cinematic landscape as John Ford — the gruff, visionary genius who gave the world the sweeping grandeur of the American West and the quiet dignity of its forgotten people. Written by his grandson, Dan Ford, Pappy: The Life of John Ford is an intimate and authoritative biography that chronicles the remarkable life of one of Hollywood's most celebrated and complex figures, from his humble Irish-American origins in Maine to his legendary career as a four-time Academy Award-winning director of classics such as The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, and How Green Was My Valley. Drawing on unprecedented access to family archives, private letters, and candid interviews, Dan Ford presents a portrait that is both reverential and unflinching, capturing the contradictions of a man who was simultaneously tyrannical and tender, a hard-drinking maverick who wielded the camera like a poet's pen. The biography illuminates Ford's defining artistic philosophy — his deep reverence for American myth, community, and sacrifice — while also confronting his personal demons and the toll his relentless ambition took on those around him. For film enthusiasts, historians, and anyone captivated by the golden age of Hollywood, this is the definitive account of a towering creative life, leaving one to wonder: can any biography truly contain a legend of such magnitude?