The John Ford Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to one of the greatest directors in American cinema. In addition to highlighting all of the films, entries in this volume include studios, shooting locations, and key personnel associated with Ford's movies-from stuntmen like Yakima Canutt to iconic actors like John Wayne.
The only person to receive four Academy Awards for best director, John Ford is considered by some to be America's greatest homegrown filmmaker. This book looks at the two genres of films for which Ford was most well-known--Westerns such as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--and military films including They Were Expendable and the Oscar-winning documentary The Battle of Midway.