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He died in this residence on August 30, 2006 at the age of 90.

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Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)My Son Is GuiltyConvicted WomanMen Without SoulsBabies for SaleThe Lady in QuestionBlondie Plays CupidSo Ends Our NightTexasGo West, Young LadyThe Adventures of Martin EdenFlight LieutenantThe DesperadoesDestroyerGildaA Stolen LifeGallant JourneyFramedThe Mating of MillieThe Man from ColoradoThe Loves of CarmenThe Return of OctoberThe Undercover ManLust for GoldMr.

Ford was forced to drop out of the series and was replaced by Robert Mitchum. His first wife was the dancer and actress, Eleanor Powell whom he married in 1943. He was married to singer and TV actress, Kathryn Hays from 1966 to 1969 and then to another TV actress, Cynthia Hayward from 1977 to 1984. His movie career was thus proceeding well when it was interrupted by his World War II service.

World War II

Ford had become a naturalised American citizen in 1939 and when America entered the Second World War in 1942 he volunteered for duty with the Marine Corps Reserve.

Nevertheless most of his movies made money and Ford's own reputation continued to grow.

He became one of the top Hollywood stars after the magnificent film noir 'The Big Heat' in 1953 and 'The Blackboard Jungle' in 1955, in which he co-starred with Sidney Poitier, and played an idealistic teacher in a rough area. However, it was not until his acclaimed performance in a 1946 classic film noir, Gilda (1946), with Rita Hayworth, that he became a major star and one of the the most popular actors of his time.

He did not fade completely from the big screen and performed a well received cameo role as Superman's adoptive father in 'Superman: The Movie' in 1978 and another small role in the disappointing 'Day of the Assassin' in 1979, but his best days were behind him.

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Ford was a ladies' man and was linked romantically with a number of actresses.

Biography

Glenn Ford was born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford in Portneuf, Quebec City, Canada on May 1, 1916. His career lasted more than 50 years. He was most prominent during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford was born on May 1, 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Quebec,to Hannah Wood and Newton Ford, a railway man.Through his father, Ford was a great-nephew of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A.

Macdonald, and also related to U.S. President Martin Van Buren. Although he played many different roles, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. On that mantel is a picture of Glenn Ford as Pa Kent.

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He married  Eleanor Powell, an actress and dancer in 1943 and had a son in  1945 ,actor Peter Ford.

For the next fifteen years he appeared in many quality movies giving thoughtful, well crafted performances.

Ford was an excellent horseman and a genuine fast draw as a gunman, and he played in several well received Westerns, including 'The Fastest Gun Alive' in 1956, '3:10 to Yuma' in 1957, and 'Cowboy' in 1958.

In the 1960's he continued to grind out the movies with some dross amongst the very good films.

He began his training in September, 1941, driving three nights a week to his unit in San Pedro and spending most weekends there.

In 1981, Ford co-starred with Melissa Sue Anderson in the slasher film Happy Birthday to Me. In 1991, Ford agreed to star in a cable network series, African Skies. The auction also offered the sofa where the senior Ford allegedly claimed to have had a romantic “encounter” with Marilyn Monroe ($1,750).

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