- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary McBride Smith
- Mary Ford was born on September 4, 1893 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She was married to John Ford and Robert C. Martin. She died on July 29, 1979 in Riverside, California, USA.
- SpousesJohn Ford(July 3, 1920 - August 31, 1973) (his death, 2 children)Robert C. Martin(October 29, 1918 - 1920) (divorced)
- Mother of Barbara Ford and Patrick Ford, grandmother of Dan Ford, sister-in-law of Francis Ford and Edward O'Fearna.
- John Ford was a habitual pipe smoker, but he could not smoke on set for fear of setting fire to flammable material. While he was shooting, he would instead chew on a linen handkerchief. Each morning, his wife Mary reportedly prepared a dozen fresh handkerchiefs for him.
- Mary's marriage to John Ford was somewhat controversial in the 1920s. John was Catholic, while Mary was a non-Catholic divorcee.
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