California birth record has name as Barbara Feeney and California death record has name as Barbara Nugent Ford.
Daughter of John Martin Feeney, aka famous film director John M. Ford, and Mary McBride Smith Ford.
First marriage to actor Robert "Bob" Walker, married July 8, 1948, divorced December 16, 1948. Divorced on the grounds of "extreme and grievous mental cruelty"; the marriage had floundered within the first week, Robert had violently beat her at which time she returned to her parent's home. He was reported to be vicious and violent under the influence of alcohol.
Second marriage to Curtis Wain Gates, aka singer/actor Ken Curtis, (most remembered for his role as Festus Haggen on TV's "Gunsmoke"), married May 31, 1952, divorced July 23, 1964. They were married for twelve years.
No children were born into either marriage.
Bio:
From All Movie Guide: The daughter of distinguished filmmaker John Ford, film editor Barbara Ford began her own career in the mid-1940s as an apprentice cutter. She then went on to work as an assistant editor on some of her father's films including Fort Apache, The Quiet Man and Rio Grande. Later she edited television shows, beginning with Ben Casey, and also worked for MTM on several shows. In 1985, she edited Bogdanovich's Mask; it was her final film.
Filmography: (partial)
"Fort Apache", assistant editor/uncredited, 1948
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", assistant editor/uncredited, 1949
"Rio Grande", assistant editor/uncredited, 1950
"Wagon Master", editor/uncredited, 1950
"The Quiet Man", assistant editor/uncredited, 1952
"The Sun Shines Bright", assistant editor/uncredited, 1953
"The Growler Story", 1957
"Scared to Death", sound, 1980
"Mask", editor, 1985
Obit:
NEWS
Barbara Ford, 62, Edited Several Films
United Press International, June 28, 1985
Film editor Barbara Ford, daughter of the late John Ford, died Thursday of cancer. She was 62. Family members said services for Ms. Ford, whose last film was The Mask, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the American Cancer Society. Ms. Ford is survived by a brother, Pat Ford; two nephews, Dan and Tim Ford; and a niece, Mary Ford.
Daughter of John Martin Feeney, aka famous film director John M. Ford, and Mary McBride Smith Ford.
First marriage to actor Robert "Bob" Walker, married July 8, 1948, divorced December 16, 1948. Divorced on the grounds of "extreme and grievous mental cruelty"; the marriage had floundered within the first week, Robert had violently beat her at which time she returned to her parent's home. He was reported to be vicious and violent under the influence of alcohol.
Second marriage to Curtis Wain Gates, aka singer/actor Ken Curtis, (most remembered for his role as Festus Haggen on TV's "Gunsmoke"), married May 31, 1952, divorced July 23, 1964. They were married for twelve years.
No children were born into either marriage.
Bio:
From All Movie Guide: The daughter of distinguished filmmaker John Ford, film editor Barbara Ford began her own career in the mid-1940s as an apprentice cutter. She then went on to work as an assistant editor on some of her father's films including Fort Apache, The Quiet Man and Rio Grande. Later she edited television shows, beginning with Ben Casey, and also worked for MTM on several shows. In 1985, she edited Bogdanovich's Mask; it was her final film.
Filmography: (partial)
"Fort Apache", assistant editor/uncredited, 1948
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", assistant editor/uncredited, 1949
"Rio Grande", assistant editor/uncredited, 1950
"Wagon Master", editor/uncredited, 1950
"The Quiet Man", assistant editor/uncredited, 1952
"The Sun Shines Bright", assistant editor/uncredited, 1953
"The Growler Story", 1957
"Scared to Death", sound, 1980
"Mask", editor, 1985
Obit:
NEWS
Barbara Ford, 62, Edited Several Films
United Press International, June 28, 1985
Film editor Barbara Ford, daughter of the late John Ford, died Thursday of cancer. She was 62. Family members said services for Ms. Ford, whose last film was The Mask, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the American Cancer Society. Ms. Ford is survived by a brother, Pat Ford; two nephews, Dan and Tim Ford; and a niece, Mary Ford.
California birth record has name as Barbara Feeney and California death record has name as Barbara Nugent Ford.
Daughter of John Martin Feeney, aka famous film director John M. Ford, and Mary McBride Smith Ford.
First marriage to actor Robert "Bob" Walker, married July 8, 1948, divorced December 16, 1948. Divorced on the grounds of "extreme and grievous mental cruelty"; the marriage had floundered within the first week, Robert had violently beat her at which time she returned to her parent's home. He was reported to be vicious and violent under the influence of alcohol.
Second marriage to Curtis Wain Gates, aka singer/actor Ken Curtis, (most remembered for his role as Festus Haggen on TV's "Gunsmoke"), married May 31, 1952, divorced July 23, 1964. They were married for twelve years.
No children were born into either marriage.
Bio:
From All Movie Guide: The daughter of distinguished filmmaker John Ford, film editor Barbara Ford began her own career in the mid-1940s as an apprentice cutter. She then went on to work as an assistant editor on some of her father's films including Fort Apache, The Quiet Man and Rio Grande. Later she edited television shows, beginning with Ben Casey, and also worked for MTM on several shows. In 1985, she edited Bogdanovich's Mask; it was her final film.
Filmography: (partial)
"Fort Apache", assistant editor/uncredited, 1948
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", assistant editor/uncredited, 1949
"Rio Grande", assistant editor/uncredited, 1950
"Wagon Master", editor/uncredited, 1950
"The Quiet Man", assistant editor/uncredited, 1952
"The Sun Shines Bright", assistant editor/uncredited, 1953
"The Growler Story", 1957
"Scared to Death", sound, 1980
"Mask", editor, 1985
Obit:
NEWS
Barbara Ford, 62, Edited Several Films
United Press International, June 28, 1985
Film editor Barbara Ford, daughter of the late John Ford, died Thursday of cancer. She was 62. Family members said services for Ms. Ford, whose last film was The Mask, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the American Cancer Society. Ms. Ford is survived by a brother, Pat Ford; two nephews, Dan and Tim Ford; and a niece, Mary Ford.
Daughter of John Martin Feeney, aka famous film director John M. Ford, and Mary McBride Smith Ford.
First marriage to actor Robert "Bob" Walker, married July 8, 1948, divorced December 16, 1948. Divorced on the grounds of "extreme and grievous mental cruelty"; the marriage had floundered within the first week, Robert had violently beat her at which time she returned to her parent's home. He was reported to be vicious and violent under the influence of alcohol.
Second marriage to Curtis Wain Gates, aka singer/actor Ken Curtis, (most remembered for his role as Festus Haggen on TV's "Gunsmoke"), married May 31, 1952, divorced July 23, 1964. They were married for twelve years.
No children were born into either marriage.
Bio:
From All Movie Guide: The daughter of distinguished filmmaker John Ford, film editor Barbara Ford began her own career in the mid-1940s as an apprentice cutter. She then went on to work as an assistant editor on some of her father's films including Fort Apache, The Quiet Man and Rio Grande. Later she edited television shows, beginning with Ben Casey, and also worked for MTM on several shows. In 1985, she edited Bogdanovich's Mask; it was her final film.
Filmography: (partial)
"Fort Apache", assistant editor/uncredited, 1948
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", assistant editor/uncredited, 1949
"Rio Grande", assistant editor/uncredited, 1950
"Wagon Master", editor/uncredited, 1950
"The Quiet Man", assistant editor/uncredited, 1952
"The Sun Shines Bright", assistant editor/uncredited, 1953
"The Growler Story", 1957
"Scared to Death", sound, 1980
"Mask", editor, 1985
Obit:
NEWS
Barbara Ford, 62, Edited Several Films
United Press International, June 28, 1985
Film editor Barbara Ford, daughter of the late John Ford, died Thursday of cancer. She was 62. Family members said services for Ms. Ford, whose last film was The Mask, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the American Cancer Society. Ms. Ford is survived by a brother, Pat Ford; two nephews, Dan and Tim Ford; and a niece, Mary Ford.
Gravesite Details
Robert "Bob" Walker, findagrave memorial #2102.
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