news John Ford directing Feb 1, 1894 Aug 31, 1973 Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA news ✕ loading… add oscars oscars ✕ 4 wins 1935 DIRECTING The Informer 1940 DIRECTING The Grapes of Wrath 1941 DIRECTING How Green Was My Valley 1952 DIRECTING The Quiet Man 2 nominations 1939 DIRECTING Stagecoach 1952 BEST MOTION PICTURE Merian C. Cooper The Quiet Man 181 of 183 films rated IMDb avg 5.9 IMDb median 6.1 RT avg 83% RT median 89% highest rated Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps 8.3 Unforgiven 8.2 Five Came Back 8.2 The Grapes of Wrath 8.1 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1 The Colter Craven Story 8.1 Shooting War: World War II Combat Cameramen 7.9 Stagecoach 7.8 The Searchers 7.8 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 7.8 directing 152 acting 40 production 37 writing 20 crew 6 camera 1 editing 1 art 1 camera The Battle of Midway → Director of Photography