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  1. BornGwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford · May 1, 1916 · Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec, Canada
    DiedAugust 30, 2006 (aged 90) · Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
    CitizenshipBritish subject (until 1939) · United States (after 1939)
    SpousesEleanor Powell · (m. 1943; div. 1959) · Kathryn Hays · (m. 1966; div. 1969) · Cynthia Hayward · (m. 1977; div. 1984) · Jeanne Baus · (m. 1993; div. 1994)
    Glenn Ford: The Versatile Star of Classic Hollywood
    Glenn Ford: The Versatile Star of Classic Hollywood
    Glenn Ford was one of the most popular and versatile actors of the golden age of Hollywood. He starred in over 100 films, ranging from romance and comedy to noir and western.
    Early life

    Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford was born on May 1, 1916, in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec, Canada the son of Hannah Wood (née Mitchell) and Newton Ford, an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Through hi… See more

    Early career

    Ford acted in West Coast stage companies and had a role in the short Night in Manhattan (1937) before joining Columbia Pictures in 1939. His stage name came from his father's hometown of Glenford, Alberta.
    His first maj… See more

    Freelance star

    Ford went to Paramount for The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) and Fox for Follow the Sun (1951) where he played Ben Hogan, and the Western The Secret of Convict Lake (1951). At United Artists he starred in The Green Glove (1952) … See more

    MGM

    Ford's career went up another notch when cast in the lead of Blackboard Jungle (1955), a landmark film of teen angst at MGM. Unlike the comparatively white-bread Rebel Without a Cause and The Wild One, Blackboar… See more

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