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John Farrow
Farrow in 1934
Born
John Villiers Farrow

(1904-02-10)10 February 1904
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Died27 January 1963(1963-01-27)(aged 58)
Beverly Hills, California,U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1927–1962
Spouses
Felice Lewin
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​
(m.1924;div.1927)​
​
(m.1936)​
PartnerLila Lee(1928–1933)[1]
Children8, includingPatrick,Mia,Prudence,&Tisa
RelativesRonan Farrow(grandson)

John Villiers Farrow,KGCHS(10 February 1904 – 27 January 1963)[2]was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best DirectorforWake Island,and in 1957 he won theAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayforAround the World in Eighty Days.He had seven children by his wife, actressMaureen O'Sullivan,including actressMia Farrow.[3]

Early life[edit]

Farrow was born inMarrickville,a suburb ofSydney,Australia, the son of Lucy Villiers (née Savage; 1881–1907), a dressmaker, and Joseph Farrow (1880–1925), a tailor's trimmer. His parents were both of English descent.[4]Farrow was educated at Newtown Public School andFort Street Boys' High Schooland then started a career in accountancy.

He claimed to have run away to sea in an Americanbarquentine,sailed "all over the Pacific," and fought in revolts inNicaraguaandMexico.ReachingCalifornia,he enrolled at St. Ignatius College (later known as theUniversity of San Francisco) in 1923, but left after one month.[5]

He travelled throughout the Pacific, includingFiji,HawaiiandGuam.[6]On arrival in Hollywood, Farrow fabricated his education, saying he had attendedNewington Collegein Sydney, Australia (he lived in a street below its ovals),Winchester CollegeinEnglandand theUS Naval AcademyinAnnapolis,Maryland.Many publications and websites still contain this information.[7]

Writer[edit]

Farrow started writing while working as a sailor and became interested in screenwriting after a chance voyage in theSouth Seaswith the film-makerRobert J. Flaherty.Re-entering the United States, allegedly by jumping ship at San Francisco, he found his way to Hollywood where from 1927, his nautical expertise brought him work as a script consultant andtechnical adviser.He had already earned minor recognition as a poet and writer of short stories.

He soon established himself as a notable screenwriter.[8]He worked forDeMille Productions,doing titles forWhite Gold(1927) andThe Wreck of the Hesperus(1927).[9]

He adaptedRichard Connell's 1923 short story "A Friend of Napoleon"[10]but it does not appear to have been made. He also wrote the original story forThe Blue Danube(1928) and the script forThe Bride of the Colorado(1929). At Warner Bros he wroteA Sailor's Sweetheart(1927) for directorLloyd Bacon.

Paramount and RKO[edit]

AtParamountFarrow worked a series of "woman's pictures"Three Weekends(1928), withClara Bow;The Woman from Moscow(1928) forPola Negri;The First Kiss(1928), withFay WrayandGary Cooper,andLadies of the Mob(1929) with Bow. At that studio he also madeThe Showdown(1928),The Four Feathers(1929),The Wheel of Life(1929),A Dangerous Woman(1929) andWolf Song(1929) withGary Cooper.

He wroteThe Bad One(1930) forUnited Artists.Shadow of the Law(1930) andSeven Days' Leave(1930) (with Cooper) were for Paramount.

Farrow began to work increasingly atRKO:Inside the Lines(1930);The Common Law(1931), withConstance Bennett,and a big hit;A Woman of Experience(1931) withHelen Twelvetrees.

Britain[edit]

He compiled an English-French-Tahitiandictionary and wrote a novel,Laughter Ends(1933). In 1932 he went to England where he wroteThe Impassive Footman(1932) forBasil Dean.He worked as a writer and assistant director onG. W. Pabst's filmDon Quixote(1933), and briefly visited Tahiti again.[11]

Return to Hollywood and arrest[edit]

Farrow returned to Hollywood and re-established himself as a screenwriter. On 27 January 1933, while dancing at theCocoanut Grove nightclub,he was arrested for breach of his visa, as part of a general crackdown against illegal immigrants in the film industry.[12]Farrow was charged with making a false statement while entering the US, having claimed he wasRomanian.[13]Although threatened with deportation, eventually he was given five years' probation,[14]before being acquitted of the charges the following year.[15]

AtMGMFarrow wroteLast of the Pagans(1935), partly set inTahiti,and directed a short,The Spectacle Maker(1934). He received a plum appointment to work onTarzan Escapes(1936) but the film was subsequently rewritten and reshot.[16]

Film director[edit]

Warner Bros.[edit]

In 1930, it was announced that Farrow would direct his own storyFirst Lovebut this did not materialise.[17]He signed toWarner Bros.in 1936 looking to direct and was linked with a number of projects, including aForeign Legionstory and an adaptation ofEdgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum".[18]Farrow finally made his directorial debut in 1937 withMen in Exile,a remake ofSafe in Hell(1931).

Following this, he accompanied his wife, Maureen O'Sullivan, to Europe, where she was makingA Yank at Oxford(1938), lectured onFather Damien,about whom Farrow had written a book (published in 1937), and received a Papal knighthood.[19]

On his return to Hollywood, Farrow resumed working as aB-picturedirector for Warner Bros., withWest of Shanghai(1937) withBoris KarloffandShe Loved a Fireman(1937) withDick ForanandAnn Sheridan.He was reunited with Karloff inThe Invisible Menace(1938) then madeLittle Miss Thoroughbred(1938) withJohn Liteland Sheridan, the first film forPeggy Ann Garner.[20]

Farrow followed this withBroadway Musketeers(1938) withMargaret Lindsayand Sheridan (a remake of a 1932 drama,Three on a Match), andMy Bill(1938) withKay Francis,the first of Francis' B movies for Warner Bros. He did some uncredited work onComet Over Broadway(1938), starring Francis, when directorBusby Berkeleyfell ill.

Farrow left his contract for a number of months, ostensibly to finish a book he was writing on the history of the papacy, and also due to disputes over the script for his next film, another starring Kay Francis,Women in the Wind(1939).[21]

RKO[edit]

Farrow re-emerged as a contract director forRKO;[22]directing the highly profitableThe Saint Strikes Back(1939), the second in the"Saint" seriesand the first to starGeorge Sandersin the lead. He followed it withSorority House(1939), from a script byDalton Trumboand produced byRobert Sisk.RKO then announced Farrow would direct a film version of the director's bookDamien the Leperproduced by Sisk and starringJoseph Calleia[23]but it was never made. Instead he directedFive Came Back(1939), which, although a "B", became a surprise hit and received excellent reviews.

"I deliberately set out to become the damnedest commercial director in the business", he said later. "The only way to get anywhere in Hollywood is to make money pictures. Then you can get some measure of respect and authority from the studio Boss es, and little by little you get to do more of the things you want to do."[24]

Farrow went on to directFull Confession(1939), withVictor McLaglen;Reno(1939);Married and in Love(1940); andA Bill of Divorcement(1940), a remake of the 1932Katharine Hepburnfilm, withMaureen O'Harain the lead. All these films were produced by Sisk.Bill of Divorcementwas Farrow's first "A" as director.

War service[edit]

Despite his flourishing career and recently having become a father for the first time, Farrow was keen to be involved in World War II. He went to Vancouver in November 1939 and enlisted in theRoyal Canadian Navy.[25]He went back to RKO to finishBill of Divorcementthen joined the navy. RKO promised to hold his job when he returned.[26]

Farrow was appointed lieutenant in March 1940 and assigned to Naval History and the Controller of Information Unit. He worked on anti-submarine patrols and in April 1941 was loaned to theRoyal Navyand appointed toHMS Goshawknaval base in Trinidad, and served as assistant to the Senior British Naval Officer, Curaçao. He contractedtyphus feverand returned to Naval Headquarters, Ottawa, in late 1941.[27]

It was announced he would direct a Canadian war film starring his wifeMaureen O'Sullivanwhile on leave, but this did not eventuate.[28]

Farrow was invalided out of the Royal Canadian Navy with typhus in January 1942 at the rank of Commander but remained in the naval reserve.[29]He was gravely ill when he returned but was nursed back to health by his wife. His illness meant he was unable to return to active service.[30]

Paramount[edit]

Farrow resumed his directing career at Paramount, whose then-head of production,Buddy de Sylva,had been impressed byFive Came Backand offered Farrow a contract.[31]For the first time, Farrow was directing nothing but "A" movies. The association began brilliantly withWake Island(1942), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director, and was one of the year's biggest hits.[3]

Farrow followed it with another war film shot in Canada for Columbia,Commandos Strike at Dawn(1942), which also proved popular.China(1943), withAlan LaddandLoretta Young,was another big hit.[32]

In February 1943, Farrow signed a long-term contract with Paramount.[33]In July 1943 he served as technical consultant for the proposed Royal Canadian Navy show.[6]He directedThe Hitler Gang(1944);Two Years Before the Mast(filmed 1944, not released until 1946), with Ladd; andYou Came Along(1945), from a script co-written byAyn Rand.

In May 1945, Farrow was briefly recalled to active duty, travelling to Britain for work in connection with the director of special services.[6][34]Shortly after, he madeCalcutta(1947) with Ladd, though it was not released until two years later, to strong box office receipts.

Two Years Before the Mastwas released in 1946 and became the tenth most popular movie of the year. In 1946 Farrow was reportedly writing a biography ofJunípero Serrabut it appears to have never been made.[35]

Ladd was meant to star in Farrow'sCalifornia(1947) but dropped out over money and was replaced byRay Milland.It was a big hit. Less popular were two films withSonny Tufts:Blaze of Noon(1947), about flyers, andEasy Come, Easy Go(1947), with Barry Fitzgerald.

Farrow became an American citizen in July 1947.[36]

Film noir and westerns[edit]

In 1947, Farrow made one of his most highly regarded films,[3]the noirThe Big Clock(1948) with Ray Milland and O'Sullivan. He was reunited with Ladd for a military drama,Beyond Glory(1948), then returned to noir withNight Has a Thousand Eyes(1948), starringEdward G. Robinsonfrom aCornell Woolrichnovel, andAlias Nick Beal(1949), with Milland.

As a change of pace he produced and directed a comedy withBetty Hutton,Red, Hot and Blue(1949), followed by a popular Western with Milland,Copper Canyon(1950). Farrow did some uncredited work on the Alan Ladd Western,Red Mountain(1951), whenWilliam Dieterlefell ill. He also published a history of the papacy,Pageant of the Popes(1950).

ForHoward Hughesat RKO he directedRobert Mitchumin a noir,Where Danger Lives(1950). Hughes liked Farrow's work enough to hire him again forHis Kind of Woman(1951), also with Mitchum, although the film would be extensively re-shot byRichard Fleischer.

Back at Paramount he madeSubmarine Command(1951) withWilliam Holden.He wound up his contract with a final movie with Ladd,Botany Bay(1952), a half-successful attempt to repeatTwo Years Before the Mast.It was one of his few movies to have a connection to his native Australia.[37]

Freelancer[edit]

Farrow directed Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner in theMGMWestern,Ride, Vaquero!(1953), which was a hit. He made two produced by John Wayne for Wayne's company,Batjac:Plunder of the Sun(1953), an adventure story with Glenn Ford, andHondo(1953) with Wayne, from a story byLouis L'Amour;the latter especially was popular at the box office.

He madeA Bullet Is Waiting(1954) at Columbia, then he had another big hit with Wayne,The Sea Chase(1955), where Wayne played a German sea captain in World War II. The early part of the film was set inSydney,Australia, although not filmed there.

Farrow was the original director ofAround the World in 80 Days(1956) but was fired by producerMichael Toddshortly after filming commenced. However Farrow remained credited for his contribution to the screenplay, which won an Oscar in 1956.[38]

He also published a collection of poetry and a biography ofSir Thomas More.

RKO[edit]

Farrow signed a three-picture deal with RKO.[39]He only made two of them, neither successful:Back from Eternity(1956), a remake ofFive Came Back,andThe Unholy Wife(1957), a failed attempt to launchDiana Dorsto US audiences.

Samuel Bronston[edit]

He received an offer fromSamuel Bronstonto make two films, a biography ofJohn Paul Jonesand a story of the life of Jesus Christ, which Farrow had been trying to make for years. He directed the first one –John Paul Jones.However he was replaced as director on the second byNicholas Ray– it was released asKing of Kings(1961).

Personal life[edit]

Wedding of John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan in 1936

Farrow was a notorious playboy in his youth, being linked toDolores del RíoandDiana Churchill[40]among others.[41]He married Felice Lewin on 18 August 1924. They had one daughter, Felice Patricia Farrow (1925–1997). The marriage ended in divorce in September 1927. Farrow began a relationship withLila Leein 1928, and they became engaged.[42]However, they never married and their relationship ended in 1933 after Lee discovered Farrow was being unfaithful to her.

In 1934, he became engaged to actressMaureen O'Sullivan[43]and they married on 12 September 1936, after he converted toCatholicismand received an annulment of his first marriage.[44]Farrow and O'Sullivan had seven children: four daughters, who became actresses,Mia[3](born 1945),Prudence(born 1948), Stephanie (born 1949),Tisa(1951-2024); and three sons, Michael Damien (1939–1958),Patrick Villiers(1942–2009), and John Charles (born 1946).[45]

Farrow often wrote about Catholic themes.[46]He would later deny he was a convert to Catholicism, as he was baptised as an infant by his Irish nurse. However he was not raised Catholic and didn't learn of his infant baptism until after his 1929 adult baptism.[47]

Death

John Farrow died of a heart attack[48]inBeverly Hills, Californiaon 27 January 1963 at the age of 58 and was buried in theHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City.

Awards and honours[edit]

Australian connection[edit]

As one of the few high-profile Australians in Hollywood during the 1930s, Farrow's activities were well covered by the Australian media. He accepted the Oscar won by the Australian documentaryKokoda Front Line!(1943),[51]met Australian SenatorRichard Keane,the Minister for Trade and Customs, when he visited Hollywood during the war[52]and offered to assist in the establishment of theAustralian Information Servicein the US.[53]He also often expressed a desire to make a film back in Australia[54]and later made two films with Australian connections,Botany Bay(1953) andThe Sea Chase(1955), despite having ceased to be aBritish subjectin 1947 and thus never acquiringAustralian citizenshipwhen it was created in 1949.

In 1927 he was described as an Australian member of Hollywood, along withMay Robson,the New ZealanderRupert Julian,Josephine Norman and director E. O. Gurney.[55]

Filmography[edit]

Writer only[edit]

Director[edit]

Screenplays for unrealised films[edit]

  • A Friend of Napoleon(1927) – adapted from story by Richard Connell for director William K Howard and produced Cecil B. De Mille[71]
  • Father Damien(1939), adapted from Farrow's bookDamien the Leper(1937)[72][73]

Books[edit]

  • The Bad One(1930) – novel
  • Laughter Ends(1933) – novel
  • Damien the Leper(1937) – biography ofFather Damien[74]
  • The Royal Canadian Navy 1908–1940(1940) – history
  • Pageant of the Popes(1950) – history of the papacy[75]
  • Seven Poems in Pattern(1955) – collection of poetry
  • Story of Sir Thomas More(1956) – biography ofThomas More

Play[edit]

  • A Registered Woman(1931)

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