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...heroes exalt the virtues of loyalty? So did the man who became known as "Pappy." He used such players as Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen and Harry Carey Jr. so frequently that they became known as the Ford Stock Company. Did his leading men exhibit an austere devotion to their wimmenfolk? The devout Catholic took particular pride in his long marriage to an Irish sweetheart, Mary McBryde Smith. Were Ford characters patriots? When World War II came along, despite a personal battle with blindness, Ford volunteered for overseas duty. He directed the Navy's film documentary unit, received a machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Old Master | 9/17/1973 | See Source »

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