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Searching for John Ford: A Life
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by Joseph McBride
Sales Rank: 760296
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$8.00
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on 9-14-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 880 pages
Published by: St. Martin's Griffin April 5, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0312310110
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312310110
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.2 x 1.9 inches
Weighs: 2 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Searching For John Ford: A Life (Hardcover)
This is a very good biography of Ford. Yes, McBride relies on Sarris and Carey Jr. a good bit of the time, yet this book remains very interesting and does a thorough job covering the many films Ford made. Strengths of the book include an eye-opening look at Ford's WWII service, (How many other guys were at both Midway and D-Day and managed to get to Burma and Yugoslavia as well?) a clear presentation of Ford's relations with the different studios (the list of "better" titles for The Quiet Man the head of Republic tried to force on Ford is hysterically funny) and an evenhanded evaluation of Ford's behavior during the blacklist era. Perhaps the evenhandedness of McBride's tone is what I liked the most about the book. One could take Ford's life and turn it into a straightforward case of hero-worship, or one could take an axe to him up and down the line, pointing out his failures in family life, his bigoted comments, his questionable actions in some controversial issues. McBride avoids falling into either extreme camp. We get Ford warts and all here, and it is left up to us to decide. My only complaint is that the book is too short. I would have liked more discussion on a few films, and I would have liked a chapter on Ford's posthumous reputation. McBride raises the issue in his introduction that Ford is being forgotten by the new generation of writers and filmmakers, but he never quite tells why. Still, this was a fine book, one that I read quickly despite its length.
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