1935: John Ford

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GO WESTERN: Famed as a director of macho westerns, John Ford actually started his string of Oscar success with 1935s "The Informer, a tale about an Irish rebel facing his last days. Ford went on to win three more directing Oscars: for "The Grapes of Wrath," "How Green Was My Valley" and... LAT