Born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton “Glenn” Ford on May 1, 1916, he was a Canadian-American actor who typically portrayed common people in unusual circumstances. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford was born in Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Quebec, as the son of Newton Ford and Hannah Wood (née Mitchell), an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Ford, who had a more than 50-year career, attained his greatest fame during Hollywood’s Golden Age as one of the most lucrative performers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He performed in many different kinds of films, but among of his best roles were in the film noirs Gilda (1946) and The Big Heat (1953), as well as the high school drama Blackboard Jungle (1955).
Glenn Ford’s children: Meet son Peter Ford
On February 5, 1945, Peter Newton Ford was born in the United States. He is a retired actor, singer, and co-founder of Blackoak Development Company.
Ford, the son of American actor Glenn Ford and American actress-dancer Eleanor Powell, was born in Los Angeles, California. Ford’s early love of rock and roll unintentionally influenced Blackboard Jungle’s title track, “Rock Around the Clock.”
Ford completed his high school education at Chadwick High School in Palos Verdes, California, and afterwards attended Santa Monica College to earn an associate’s degree in the arts in 1966. Ford earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Southern California in 1968.
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