John Farrow



First NameJohn
Last NameFarrow
Full Name at BirthJohn N.B. Villiers-Farrow
Age58 (age at death)
Date of BirthFebruary 10, 1904
BirthplaceSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of DeathJanuary 28, 1963
Location of DeathBeverly Hills, California, USA
Cause of DeathHeart Attack
Height5' 11½" (182 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignAquarius
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDirector
Occupation CategoryDirector
Claim to FameBlaze of Noon
FriendsVincent Sherman

John Villiers Farrow, CBE (10 February 1904 – 27 January 1963) was an Australian, later American, film director, producer and screenwriter. In 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Writing / Best Screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days and in 1942 he was nominated as Best Director for Wake Island.


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Filmography

Selected John Farrow film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1959
Forbidden Island
Edward Stuart Godfrey

1955
Englishman

1953
Cpl. Stuart

1942
British Naval Officer

Cinematographer Credits

Director Credits

1955
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1953
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1953
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1950
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1948
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1948
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1947
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1947
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1947
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1943
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1942
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1939
Full Confession
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1939
Sorority House
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1939
Women in the Wind
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1939
Reno
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1938
My Bill
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1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
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1937
Men in Exile
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Producer Credits

1955
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1948
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1947
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1933
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1932
Woman in Bondage
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1930
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1930
Inside the Lines
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1929
The Wolf Song
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1929
A Dangerous Woman
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1927
White Gold
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Credits

1933
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Writer Credits

1930
Shadow of the Law
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Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
John Farrow
Films directed by John Farrow
Calcutta (1947)
Hondo (1953)
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The Big Clock (1948)
The Sea Chase (1955)
Wake Island (1942)