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Author: BrettDBrown
Surnames: Grapewin
Classification: biography
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The following was taken from the "Obituaries" topic Message Board of
rootsweb.com The obituary was for John Ford, the director, who's original name was
John Martin Feeney. The posting was 11 Jun 2009:
"Tobacco Road (1941) was a rural comedy scripted by Nunnally Johnson, adapted from
the long-running Jack Kirkland stage version of the novel by Erskine Caldwell. It starred
veteran actor Charley Grapewin and the supporting cast included Ford regulars Ward Bond
and Mae Marsh, with Francis Ford in an uncredited bit part; it is also notable for early
screen appearances by future stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews."
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