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To be quite blunt, I make pictures for money, to pay the rent.There are some great artists in the business. I am not one of them.

John Ford

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John Ford
Age: 79 †
Born: 1894
Born: February 1
Died: 1973
Died: August 31
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Naval Officer
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Cape Elizabeth
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