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John Farrow

Film director, screenwriter and producer (1904–1963)

  • Fame54.9
  • Momentum0.8
  • Wikipedia11.7K
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Lived 1904–1963, aged 59Australia
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    33 languages
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  • Era
    1904–1963
    Aged 59
  • Known for
    Around the World in 80…
    1956
Summary
Updated 2026-08-24

John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He spent a considerable amount of his five-decade career in the United States and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in 1942 for Wake Island. In 1957, Farrow won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days. He had seven children by his wife, actress Maureen O'Sullivan, including actress Mia Farrow.

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  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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54.9
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Momentum0.8
Historical21.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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