Film director
John Ford
Won four directing Oscars, more than anybody, and made Monument Valley the landscape of the western. He filmed combat footage at Midway and was wounded doing it.
John Martin Feeney, better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 130 films between 1917 and 1970, and received a record four Academy Awards for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952).
- Born
- 1894-02-01, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1973-08-31, Palm Desert, California, USAA Friday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1894-02-01, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 26°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 4°57′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 21°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 21°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 25°09′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 15°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 10°50′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 8°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1973-08-31, Palm Desert, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 8°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 24°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 6°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 15°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 6°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 3°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 2°51′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 20°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 4°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 3°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Ford was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.