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John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 1904 – 27 January 1963) [2] was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Wake Island , and in 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ...
Oct 4, 2024 · John Farrow (born February 10, 1904, Sydney, Australia—died January 27, 1963, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an Australian-born director and writer whose diverse film credits included film noirs, westerns, and historical adventures.
Oct 29, 2021 · John Farrow – Mia’s father – was a womaniser who directed almost 50 movies and won an Oscar. Now his colourful life has become a documentary.
John Farrow. Director: Around the World in 80 Days. John Farrow wrote short stories and plays during his four-year career in the navy. In the late 1920s he came to Hollywood as a technical advisor for a film about Marines and stayed as a screenwriter, from A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927) through Tarzan Escapes (1936).
Dec 15, 2023 · A documentary by Claude Gonzalez and Frans Vandenburg on the life and career of Australian-born filmmaker John Farrow, who directed 50 films for various Hollywood studios. The review by Geoff Mayer praises Farrow’s visual style and his ability to elevate low-budget films, but also questions his contradictions and obscurity.
Feb 1, 2021 · A documentary about John Farrow, a prolific and versatile filmmaker who directed 50 films and won an Oscar, but is now forgotten. Learn about his life, achievements, challenges and legacy in this mystery-biography-noir film.
John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Wake Island, and in 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days.
