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Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
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Born:
May 01, 1916
Died:
August 30, 2006
Age:
90
Birth Name:
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford
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Awards:
Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations.
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Some Facts
Retired from acting in 1991, at age 75, following heart and circulatory problems.
On May 1st, 2006, Glenn had a gala 90th birthday celebration at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. There was a showing of a newly-restored print of Gilda (1946) and his son, Peter Ford, hosted the event. Over 700 tickets went on sale and were quickly sold out.
Related to Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada.
Took up hang gliding at the age of 64.
Grandfather of Aubrey Newton Ford (b. 1977), Ryan Welsie Ford (b. 1984), and Eleanor Powell Ford (b. 1988), whose parents are Ford's son, Peter Ford (b. 5 February 1945), and his wife, Lynda Gundersen.
Personal Quotes
"Never give up. Take what life throws at you and throw it right back. If life keeps throwing then you have a tennis match going. Learn to like tennis." (2002)
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Hell, no actor is going to tell Frank Capra how to make a picture. He has forgotten more about movie-making than most directors ever know.
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People laugh when I say I'm not an actor, but I'm not, I play myself.
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When I see films that go on and on with dialogue, I feel like telling the actors, "Be quiet! Let the audience do some of the work!" (from a 1975 interview with Bob Thomas, Canadian Press)
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When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the audience someone real to identify with.
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Filmography
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1987
1986
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