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Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a
Canadian-born

American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances.

 

Early life and career

Born as
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford at Jeffrey Hale Hospital in
Quebec City,^[2] Ford was the son of

Anglo-Quebecers Hannah Wood Mitchell and Newton Ford, a railway conductor.^[3] Through his father, Glenn Ford was a great-nephew of

Canada's first

Prime Minister

Sir John A. Macdonald.^[4] Ford moved to

Santa Monica, California with his family at the age of eight, and became a

naturalized citizenof the United States in 1939.

After Ford graduated from
Santa Monica High School, he began working in small theatre groups. Ford later commented that his railroad executive father had no objection to his growing interest in acting, but told him, "It's all right for you to try to act, if you learn something else first. Be able to take a car apart and put it together. Be able to build a house, every bit of it. Then you'll always have something."^[5] Ford heeded the advice and during the 1950s, when he was one of Hollywood's most popular actors, he regularly worked on plumbing, wiring and air conditioning at home.^[5]At times, he worked as a roofer and installer of plate-glass windows.

He acted in West Coast stage companies, before joining
Columbia Pictures in 1939. His stage name came from his father's hometown of Glenford, Canada.^[6] His first major movie part was in the
1939 film,

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence.

 

Filmography

 

• Night in Manhattan (1937) on-camera host
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) as Joe
• My Son Is Guilty (1939) as Barney
• Convicted Woman (1940) as Jim Brent (reporter)
• Men Without Souls (1940) as Johnny Adams
• Babies for Sale (1940) as Steve Burton aka Oscar Hanson
• The Lady in Question (1940) as Pierre Morestan
• Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) as Charlie
• So Ends Our Night (1941) as Ludwig Kern
• Texas (1941) as Tod Ramsey
• Go West, Young Lady (1941) as Sheriff Tex Miller
• The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) as Martin Eden
• Flight Lieutenant (1942) as Danny Doyle
• The Desperadoes (1943) as Cheyenne Rogers
• Destroyer (1943) as Mickey Donohue
• Gilda (1946) as Johnny Farrell/Narrator
• A Stolen Life (1946) as Bill Emerson
• Gallant Journey (1946) as
John Joseph Montgomery
• Framed (1947) as Mike Lambert
• The Mating of Millie (1948) as Doug Andrews
• The Man from Colorado (1948) as Col. Owen Devereaux
• The Loves of Carmen (1948) as Don José Lizarabengoa
• The Return of October (1948) as Prof. Bentley Bassett Jr.
• The Undercover Man (1949) as Frank Warren
• Lust for Gold (1949) as Jacob "Dutch" Walz
• Mr. Soft Touch (1949) as Joe Miracle
• The Doctor and the Girl (1949) as Dr. Michael Corday
• The White Tower (1950) as Martin Ordway
• Convicted (1950) as Joe Hufford
• The Flying Missile (1950) as Cmdr. William A. Talbot
• The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) as Gil Kyle
• Follow the Sun (1951) as
Ben Hogan
• The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) as Jim Canfield
• The Green Glove (1952) as Michael "Mike" Blake
• Young Man With Ideas (1952) as Maxwell Webster
• Affair in Trinidad (1952) as Steve Emery
• Time Bomb aka
Terror on a Train (1953) as Maj. Peter Lyncort
• The Man from the Alamo (1953) as John Stroud
• Plunder of the Sun (1953) as Al Colby
• The Big Heat (1953) as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
• Appointment in Honduras (1953) as Steve Corbett
• City Story (1954 short) as Narrator
• Human Desire (1954) as Jeff Warren
• The Americano (1955) as Sam Dent
• The Violent Men (1955) as John Parrish
• Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Richard Dadier
• Interrupted Melody (1955) as Dr. Thomas "Tom" King
• Trial (1955) as David Blake
• Ransom! (1956) as David G. "Dave" Stannard
• Jubal (1956) as Jubal Troop
• The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as George Temple/George Kelby, Jr.
• The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) as Capt. Fisby
• 3:10 to Yuma (1957) as Ben Wade
• Don't Go Near the Water (1957) as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
• Cowboy (1958) as Tom Reese
• The Sheepman (1958) as Jason Sweet
• Imitation General (1958) as MSgt. Murphy Savage
• Torpedo Run (1958) as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
• It Started with a Kiss (1959) as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
• The Gazebo (1959) as Elliott Nash
• Cimarron (1960) as Yancey "Cimarron" Cravat
• Cry for Happy (1961) as CPO Andy Cyphers
• Pocketful of Miracles (1961) as Dave "the Dude" Conway
• Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) as Julio Desnoyers
• Experiment in Terror (1962) as John "Rip" Ripley
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) as Tom Corbett
• Love Is a Ball (1963) as John Lathrop Davis
• Advance to the Rear (1964) as Capt. Jared Heath
• Fate Is the Hunter (1964) as Sam C. McBane
• Dear Heart (1964) as Harry Mork
• The Rounders (1965) as Ben Jones
• The Money Trap (1965) as Joe Baron
• Is Paris Burning? (1966) as Lt. Gen.
Omar N. Bradley
• Rage (1966) as Doc Reuben
• A Time for Killing (1967) as Maj. Tom Wolcott
• The Last Challenge (1967) as Marshal Dan Blaine
• Day of the Evil Gun (1968) as Lorne Warfield
• Smith! (1969) as Smith
• Heaven with a Gun (1969) as Jim Killian/Pastor Jim
• The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) (TV) as Prof. Andrew Patterson
• Cade's County (1971) (TV) as Sam Cade
• Jarrett (1973) (TV) as Sam Jarrett
• Santee (1973) as Santee
• The Greatest Gift (film) (1974) (TV) as Rev. Holvak
• Punch and Jody (1974) (TV) as Peter "Punch" Travers
• The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974) (TV) as Colonel Pete Moore
• Midway (1976) (TV)as RAdm.
Raymond A. Spruance
• Once an Eagle (1976) (TV mini-series) as Gen. George Caldwell
• The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977) (TV) as Paul Dvorak/Leonard Staveck
• Evening in Byzantium (1978) (TV) as Jesse Craig
• Superman (1978) as
Jonathan Kent
• The Visitor (1979) as Det. Jake Durham
• The Sacketts (1979) (TV) as Tom Sunday
• Beggarman, Thief (1979) (TV) as David Donnelly
• The Gift (1979) (TV) as Billy Devlin
• Day of the Assassin (1979) as Christakis
• Fukkatsu no hi (a.k.a.
Virus) (1980) as President Richardson
• Happy Birthday to Me (1981) as Dr. David Faraday
• Superman II (1981) (opening title flashback - uncredited) as Jonathan Kent
• My Town (1986) (TV) as Lucas Wheeler
• Casablanca Express (1989) as Major Gen. Williams
• Border Shootout (1990) as Sheriff John Danaher
• Raw Nerve (1991) as Captain Gavin
• Final Verdict (1991) (TV) as Rev. Rogers

 

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"THE BIG HEAT..."

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Glenn Ford's Pipe Rack and Some of His Smoking Pipes. An avid pipe smoker, Ford collected dozens of pipes during his lifetime, and stored many of them on this wooden rack that measures 32" x 5" x 6" with spaces for 48 pipes. The rack is in Very Fine to Excellent condition, and included with it are six pipes from Ford's personal collection, each well-used and in Fine to Very Fine condition.

The items are accompanied by one color and one b&w 8" x 10" of Ford with the rack and his collection of pipes. WHICH SOLD FOR...$537.75

From the Glenn Ford Estate. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Peter Ford.

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Glenn Ford's Piano, Given to Him by actress/singer Judy Garland. When Glenn Ford's good friend Judy Garland gave this gorgeous Steinway baby grand piano to him, she didn't just have it delivered. Garland visited the Ford home after it arrived with a good friend of hers in tow -- none other than former pianist, composer, and actor Oscar Levant, who proceeded to play "Rhapsody in Blue". On that amazing evening Levant became the first of many house guests who would tickle the ivories or sing while accompanied by the instrument at the Ford home; Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Robert Goulet, Diana Shore, Debbie Reynolds, and Tony Martin, just to name a few.

The Steinway & Sons Baby Grand, Model S, bears the serial number 373322, and was manufactured in 1961. Steinway Grand Pianos appreciate in value for reasons of artistic merit and craftsmanship. The piano has been professionally appraised at $24,690.00, when tuned, and though this figure is based on the age, condition, size, grade and rarity of this instrument, the fantastic provenance of this baby grand, the stories and history, make it truly priceless!

The Steinway is in Excellent condition, and is accompanied by two framed b&w 9.5" x 13.5" original silver prints of Garland as photographed by Roddy McDowall...

a pair of wrought iron music holders, one 7" x 10" and 8" x 10" color portrait of Ford seated at the piano...

and four color snapshots of various guests playing the instrument.

From the Glenn Ford Estate. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Peter Ford.

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The Big Heat (Columbia, 1953).

Uncut Pressbook (16 Pages, 11.75" X 16"). Film Noir...
Starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Lee Marvin, Carolyn Jones, Alexander Scourby, Jeanette Nolan, Peter Whitney, and Willis Bouchey. Directed by Fritz Lang.


An uncut [Which was very rare] un-restored press-book that displays signs of use. May include light spine or edge wear, slight fold separations, very minor paper loss, pinholes, or unobtrusive stains. The pressbook has been folded horizontally. Fine/Very Fine...[This Press-book Is Part Of My Private Collection...
too!]

 
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Glenn Ford's Personal Movie Poster Collection. A group of 28 framed vintage movie posters and lobby cards, each from kept as a memento by Ford from some of the numerous movies he appeared in. Included are posters for So Ends Our Night (lobby card), The Redhead and the Cowboy, Affair in Trinidad, Cowboy, The Loves of Carmen (lobby card), Adventures of Martin Eden (pair of matching lobby cards), Blackboard Jungle (two posters), Appointment on Honduras, Texas, Trail, The Fastest Gun Alive, Gazebo (two), The Big Heat, Jubal, Experiment in Terror, Love is a Ball, Cry for Happy, It Started with a Kiss, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Cimarron, Torpedo Run, Is Paris Burning?, Human Desire, Pocketful of Miracles, Americano, and 3:10 to Yuma.

The items range in size from 13" x 10.5" to 29" x 42", are in overall Fine to Very Fine condition, and are accompanied by seven color snapshots of Ford with many of the posters visible in the background. Fantastic items with some great history behind them.

From the Glenn Ford Estate. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Glenn Ford's only son Peter Ford.

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3:10 to Yuma  No#25...

is a 1957 American western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves. The film was based on the short story by Elmore Leonard. The film was well received on release and is still highly regarded today. A remake of the film starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale and directed by James Mangold was released in 2007. The title song, "The 3:10 to Yuma", was sung by Frankie Laine.

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The Gazebo No#24...[This One Of 2 Inserts in Mr.Ford Collection...]

is a 1959 black comedy film about a married couple who are being blackmailed. It was based on the play of the same name by Alec Coppel.

Helen Rose was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.

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Jubal No# 23...

is a 1956 Western directed by Delmer Daves based on a 1939 novel by Paul Wellman. The movie stars Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine and Rod Steiger and was filmed in Technicolor and CinemaScope on location in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

It is notable as a western reworking of Othello (played by Borgnine), with Steiger as Iago and Ford as Cassio. The supporting cast also includes Charles Bronson, Jack Elam and Felicia Farr.

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The Gazebo No#22...[This One Of 2 Inserts in Mr.Ford Collection...]

is a 1959 black comedy film about a married couple who are being blackmailed. It was based on the play of the same name by Alec Coppel.

Helen Rose was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.

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Experiment in Terror No#21

is a 1962 suspense-thriller released by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Blake Edwards and written by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon based on their 1961 novel Operation Terror. The film stars Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers and Ross Martin.^[1]