John Ford is the man who crafted Ireland's lasting ... but his heart was firmly in Ireland and the homeplace of his family. Upon its release, "The Quiet Man" was adored by The New York Times ...
John Ford wasn't the only member of his family who moved to Hollywood from their family home in Maine. Francis Ford, 12 years older than John, acted in several silent films before becoming a director.
John Ford, a notoriously reticent public figure ... the 1941 film chronicles the Morgans, a poverty-stricken family living in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the century.