John FarrowAwards

Born:
February 10, 1904 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:
Director, Screenwriter
Biography:
Australian-born film director John Villiers Farrow began writing plays in the mid-1920s while he was a sailor; the most famous of these, A Registered Woman, was filmed in 1931 as A Woman of Experience. He later traversed the globe as a Marine researcher, spending several years in Tahiti, where he...Read More

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1956

  • Wake Island

    Best Director

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    1942

  • Wake Island

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1942

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