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John Farrow


Born
in Sydney, Australia
February 10, 1904

Died
January 27, 1963

Genre
History, Biography, Catholicism


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John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS, CBE was a film director, producer, novelist, screenwriter, and biographer who worked in the USA and Britain. He was a commander in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He was married to the Irish-American actress Maureen O'Sullivan. He was co-recipient of the Academy Award for adapting Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days' for film (1956).

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