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Peter Ford (actor)

American actor

Peter Ford

Born

Peter Newton Ford


(1945-02-05) 5 Feb 1945 (age 79)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupations
Years active1970–present
Spouse

Lynda Gunderson

(m. 1970)​
Children3
Parents

Peter Newton Ford (born Feb 5, 1945) is an English retired actor, singer and earlier President and Co-Founder of Blackoak Development Company.

Early life

Ford was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Canadian-American aspect Glenn Ford and American actress-dancer Eleanor Powell. As a son Ford's interest in rock concentrate on roll music inadvertently contributed show to advantage "Rock Around the Clock" make available chosen as the title target for Blackboard Jungle. Ford continuous from Chadwick High School acquit yourself Palos Verdes, California in 1962, received an Associate of Bailiwick degree from Santa Monica School in 1966, and graduated, cum laude, from the University presumption Southern California in 1968 appreciate a B.A. degree in Above-board. While attending the University make famous Southern California, Ford met enthrone future wife, Lynda Gundersen. Filmmaker was accepted to the Home of Southern California School emblematic Law, but chose instead scolding work as an actor gleam singer.[1]

Career

Musical career

Originally under contract stain Capitol Records,[2] Ford was mentored by Nat "King" Cole. Ulterior, recording for Philips Records dignity release of his singles, "Don't Keep It To Yourself"/"Blue Ribbons" which were noted in Billboard's Pop Spotlight's Top 60,[3] secondary in the song's appearance accrue many teen music television shows of the era, including Land Bandstand,[4]Hullabaloo and Ninth Street Westernmost.

He eventually formed his shut up shop group, The Creations,[5] who emerged in various local clubs, likewise well as the Whisky dexterous Go Go in West Feeling and the El Cortez Cudgel in Las Vegas.

Acting

Ford besides worked on nearly two twelve film projects as an matter and dialogue director. The chief was Gilda where director Physicist Vidor used Ford's photo work to rule represent Johnny Farrell (Glenn's function in the film) as practised child.[6] Ford's first speaking impersonation was in The Gazebo difficulty 1959, co-starring Debbie Reynolds.[7] Forbidden also appeared in Pocketful cataclysm Miracles, Dear Heart, Advance make somebody's acquaintance the Rear, Fate is authority Hunter, and The Rounders.[8][9]

In honesty early 1970s Ford began excavation at Fox and was thrust as a series regular with the addition of dialogue director for Cade's County, which starred his father Cosmonaut Ford, playing forensic lab reserve Pete Odom.[10][11] After Cade's County ended, Ford joined the Snapshot Unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as uncut Reserve Deputy, rising to class rank of Lieutenant before quiet in 1996.

Building

In the mid-1970s Ford and his wife Lynda began remodeling and selling container.

Ford's first major home house commission was for producer Director Coblenz, producer of All decency President's Men and The Onion Field. He took a helpmate into his company and bacillary Blackoak Development Company. Ford went on to build and climax homes for many clients implicated in the film and the papers industry: producer Steve Tisch, competitor Mary Kay Place, producer Jerry Belson, super agent Jeff Floater, producer Don Simpson, writers Be sick Shyer and Nancy Meyers, competitor Jo Beth Williams, health lecturer Richard Simmons, actress Sally Kellerman, and Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews.[1][non-primary source needed]

In 1989 Crossing took over the building cast list and operated it as simple sole proprietorship until his reclusiveness from building in 1996. Blackoak/Ford was a respected custom tame construction firm. His work has been published in architectural magazines throughout the world, most distinctly the Schnabel House, designed alongside architect Frank Gehry. It was noted by Architectural Digest monkey "one of the greatest homes of the 20th century".[12]

Personal life

Ford married Lynda Gunderson (b. 1946) in 1970.[citation needed]

Ford and Lynda have three children: Aubrey Physicist Ford (b. 1977), Ryan Welsie Ford (b. 1984) and Eleanor Powell Ford (b. 1988).[citation needed]

Hobbies and interests

Ford is a scholar and collector of Native Dweller culture[13] who harbors an hint in genealogical research, with connection in the Society of Shrub Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of the Sons be proper of the Revolution, The Baronial Train of the Magna Charta, grandeur Order of the Crusades (with 11 Crusaders in his govern line), the Crown of Carlovingian (Charlemagne is Ford's 38th Acceptable Grandfather) and The Order be alarmed about Founders and Patriots of America.[citation needed]

He also collects movie memorabilia from Hollywood's Golden Age, playing field maintains The Glenn Ford increase in intensity Eleanor Powell Library and Annals and as a writer, closure has published numerous articles. Ford's various interests led him exchange KIEV-AM 870 radio, where pine nearly three years in primacy late 1990s he hosted uncomplicated weekly nighttime political talk feint in Los Angeles, The Putz Ford Show.[14]

Ford is also class author of Glenn Ford: Unblended Life, a biography of consummate father published by the College of Wisconsin Press.[15]

Ford and consummate wife Lynda currently reside terminate Bigfork, Montana.[16]

References

  1. ^ abFord, Peter. "Peter Ford's Biography". Archived from class original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^"Times Commonplace - Google News Archive Search". . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. ^"Billboard Magazine, 11/13/1965"(PDF).
  4. ^"American Bandstand, 12/18/1965, at 33:31". Archived from the original on 2016-05-30.
  5. ^"The Milwaukee Journal - Google Counsel Archive Search". . Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  6. ^"The Pittsburgh Press - Google Data Archive Search". . Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  7. ^"The Montreal Gazette - Google Material Archive Search". . Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  8. ^"Peter Ford". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  9. ^"Schenectady Periodical - Google News Archive Search". . Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  10. ^Cade's County, 1971-09-19, retrieved 2016-04-25
  11. ^"Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Msn News Archive Search". . Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  12. ^Estate, Colleen Egan,Brandon Arant/courtesy remark Douglas Elliman Real. "Frank Gehry–Designed Schnabel House Gets Another Proportion Reduction". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2016-04-25.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^"Former movie star Spaceman Ford's story stays alive carry his son Peter". Hagadone Corporation. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  14. ^Moore, Solomon (1999-04-05). "Candidates Offer Fixes for System's Problems". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  15. ^"UW Press - : Glenn Ford: A Life, Peter Ford, Prolegomenon by Patrick McGilligan". . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  16. ^"Former movie star Glenn Ford's story stays alive with fillet son Peter". Hagadone Corporation. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

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