American Masters S20E1 — John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend

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American Masters•Season 20•Episode 1

John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend

7.3/10 · 178 votesMay 10, 200690 min

Ranked #7 of 9 in Season 20•−0.2 vs season avg

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John Ford and John Wayne — a friendship and professional collaboration that spanned 50 years, changed each others’ lives, changed the movies, and in the process, changed the way America saw itself. It was a relationship that reflected all the elements and all the paradoxes

Directed byKenneth Bowser, Sam Pollard

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John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend

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The World of Nat King Cole

E3 7.8

Woodie Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

E4 7.5

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E5 8.4

Walter Cronkite: Witness to History

E6 7.8

Andy Warhol: A Documentary (Part 1)

E7 7.1

Andy Warhol: A Documentary (Part 2)

E8 7.4

Sketches of Frank Gehry

E9 6.0

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

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Kenneth Bowser

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Sam Pollard

Director

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Episode Summary

"John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend" is episode 1 of American Masters season 20. It scored 7.3/10 from 178 votes, ranking #7 of 9 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Kenneth Bowser, Sam Pollard, it aired on May 10, 2006.

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