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Definition of John Ford
1. Noun. United States film maker (1896-1973).
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Ford
Literary usage of John Ford
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"Four copies of commendatory verses are prefixed, and the play is dedicated ' To
my worthily respected friends, Nathaniel Finch, John Ford, Esquires ¡Master ..."
2. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"In John Ford 1 we are brought face to face with a very John Ford noteworthy ...
It is probable that he was the John Ford who matriculated at Exeter College, ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"JHE dramatic genius of the English Renaissance had well-nigh spent itself when
the sombre creations of John Ford appeared ..."
4. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1916)
"[John Ford belonged to a Devonshire family. He was bom in 1586, and his last work
was published in 1639. In his younger days, while practising as a ..."
5. Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A History Critical and by Robert Chambers, David Patrick (1901)
"This is the masterpiece of John Ford, a poet born twenty-two years later than
... John Ford was baptised at Ilsington, near Ash- burton, in South Devon, ..."
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