- Geboren am
- Verstorben30. August 2006 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA (Komplikationen durch mehrere Schlaganfälle)
- GeburtsnameGwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford
- Größe1,75 m
- Glenn Ford wurde am 1 Mai 1916 in Kanada geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Produzent, bekannt für Gilda (1946), Superman - Der Film (1978) und Die unteren Zehntausend (1961). Er war mit Jeanne Baus, Cynthia Ford, Kathryn Hays und Eleanor Powell verheiratet. Er starb am 30 August 2006 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- EhepartnerJeanne Baus(5. März 1993 - 1994) (geschieden)Cynthia Ford(10. September 1977 - 13. September 1984) (geschieden)Kathryn Hays(27. März 1966 - 26. Juni 1969) (geschieden)Eleanor Powell(23. Oktober 1943 - 23. November 1959) (geschieden, 1 Kind)
- Kinder
- ElternNewton FordHannah Wood Mitchell
- Western cowboy roles
- Soft-spoken commanding voice with light Canadian accent
- Ladies' man
- On May 1, 2006, he had a gala 90th birthday celebration at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. There was a showing of a newly-restored print of Gilda (1946) and his son, Peter Ford, hosted the event. Over 700 tickets went on sale and were quickly sold out.
- Credited with being one of the fastest "guns" in Hollywood westerns; able to draw and fire in 0.4 seconds, he was faster than James Arness (Matt Dillon of Rauchende Colts (1955)) and John Wayne. However, Peter Breck (Nick Barkley of Big Valley (1965)) has been credited by Wild Western Magazine as being able to draw and fire in .16 seconds.
- Is a direct descendant of the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren.
- He was a close friend of William Holden.
- Awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal (Legion d'Honneur), and appointed to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1992, by the French Government for service in World War II. Created to honor extraordinary contributions to the Republic of France, the Legion of Honor is France's highest distinction.
- When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the audience someone real to identify with.
- People laugh when I say I'm not an actor, but I'm not, I play myself.
- The Western is a man's world and I love it.
- I've never played anyone but myself on screen.
- If they tried to rush me, I'd always say I've only got one other speed, and it's slower.
- Die Frau seines Herzens (1965) - $250,000
- Bezwinger des Todes (1964) - $10,000 /week
- 40 Millionen suchen einen Mann (1963) - $350,000
- Die vier apokalyptischen Reiter (1962) - $150,000
- Die unteren Zehntausend (1962) - $350 .000 + 35% of the gross
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