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John Farrow(1904-1963)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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John Farrow
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). He married Tarzan's Jane, Maureen O'Sullivan, in 1936. He began directing in 1937 (Men in Exile (1937) and West of Shanghai (1937)). He was injured while serving as a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy in World War II. After that he converted to Catholicism and wrote a biography of Thomas More, a history of the Papacy, a Tahitian/English dictionary and several novels. He collaborated in the writing of several of his films and shared the Academy Award for Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
BornFebruary 10, 1904
DiedJanuary 27, 1963(58)
BornFebruary 10, 1904
DiedJanuary 27, 1963(58)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Maureen O'Sullivan and John Farrow
John Farrow

Known for

David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
  • Director(Spanish sequences, uncredited)
  • 1956
William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)
Wake Island
6.7
  • Director
  • 1942
Charles Laughton and Ray Milland in The Big Clock (1948)
The Big Clock
7.6
  • Director
  • 1948
Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in His Kind of Woman (1951)
His Kind of Woman
7.0
  • Director
  • 1951

Credits

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Director

  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1963
  • John Paul Jones (1959)
    John Paul Jones
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Rod Steiger, Diana Dors, and Tom Tryon in The Unholy Wife (1957)
    The Unholy Wife
    • Director
    • 1957
  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    • Director (Spanish sequences, uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Anita Ekberg and Robert Ryan in Back from Eternity (1956)
    Back from Eternity
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    Seven Wonders of the World
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • John Wayne, Lana Turner, and Tab Hunter in The Sea Chase (1955)
    The Sea Chase
    • Director
    • 1955
  • A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
    A Bullet Is Waiting
    • Director
    • 1954
  • John Wayne and Geraldine Page in Hondo (1953)
    Hondo
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Glenn Ford and Diana Lynn in Plunder of the Sun (1953)
    Plunder of the Sun
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, and Howard Keel in Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
    Ride, Vaquero!
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Botany Bay (1952)
    Botany Bay
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Submarine Command (1951)
    Submarine Command
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in His Kind of Woman (1951)
    His Kind of Woman
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Red Mountain (1951)
    Red Mountain
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1951

Writer

  • John Paul Jones (1959)
    John Paul Jones
    • writer
    • 1959
  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, and Howard Keel in Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
    Ride, Vaquero!
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Victor Mature and Betty Hutton in Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
    Red, Hot and Blue
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Rudolph Anders, Mala, and Lotus Long in Last of the Pagans (1935)
    Last of the Pagans
    • original story by
    • screen play by (as John Villiers Farrow)
    • 1935
  • Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Nora Cecil, Cora Sue Collins, Christian Rub, and Douglas Scott in The Spectacle Maker (1934)
    The Spectacle Maker
    • screenplay (as John Villiers Farrow)
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Don Quixote (1933)
    Don Quixote
    • collaborator: english version
    • 1933
  • Woman in Chains (1932)
    Woman in Chains
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Constance Bennett in The Common Law (1931)
    The Common Law
    • screen story
    • 1931
  • Warner Baxter and Dorothy Mackaill in Their Mad Moment (1931)
    Their Mad Moment
    • contract writer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • William Bakewell, Lew Cody, and Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience (1931)
    A Woman of Experience
    • adapted from the play: "The Registered Woman"
    • screen play & dialogue by
    • 1931
  • Mischa Auer and Betty Compson in Inside the Lines (1930)
    Inside the Lines
    • dialogue
    • 1930
  • William Powell in Shadow of the Law (1930)
    Shadow of the Law
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Dolores del Rio and Edmund Lowe in The Bad One (1930)
    The Bad One
    • story
    • 1930

Producer

  • Rod Steiger, Diana Dors, and Tom Tryon in The Unholy Wife (1957)
    The Unholy Wife
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Anita Ekberg and Robert Ryan in Back from Eternity (1956)
    Back from Eternity
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1956
  • John Wayne, Lana Turner, and Tab Hunter in The Sea Chase (1955)
    The Sea Chase
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1955
  • Submarine Command (1951)
    Submarine Command
    • co-executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in His Kind of Woman (1951)
    His Kind of Woman
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Anthony Quinn, Ray Milland, and Barbara Stanwyck in California (1947)
    California
    • producer
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John V. Farrow
  • Height
    • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • February 10, 1904
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • January 27, 1963
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Maureen O'SullivanSeptember 12, 1936 - January 27, 1963 (his death, 7 children)
  • Children
      Patrick Farrow
  • Relatives
      Ronan Farrow(Grandparent)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Had seven children with Maureen O'Sullivan: Michael, Patrick, Maria (Mia Farrow), John Charles Farrow, Prudence Farrow, Theresa (Tisa Farrow) and Stephanie Farrow.
  • Salary
    • Ladies of the Mob
      (1928)
      $7,300

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